Around 100 million endotracheal intubations are performed each year around the world. Despite the frequency with which this procedure is performed, complications during intubations are common: clinical studies report that up to 25% of emergency intubations are misplaced, with 66% of misplaced tubes being inserted into the esophagus. Endotracheal tube (ETT) misplacement may be catastrophic, causing hypoxia and death within a few minutes. Moreover, misplacement is associated with extended hospitalization and increased morbidity. Currently, no foolproof method of ensuring correct positioning currently exists. Daily chest x-rays, a burden to both patient and caregiver, are performed to ensure correct tube positioning.
Tube-Eye Medical Ltd. has developed a unique approach to automatically and continuously monitor patients’ airways. This breakthrough technology provides healthcare professionals with automatic verification to correct endotracheal tube (ETT) positioning, in any medical state. The Tube-Eye device is expected to become a key resource for physicians and hospitals, and has the potential to become the “gold standard” in the intubation field.
The company’s technology is based on an “intelligent sensor”. This automatically identifies the ETT position in respect to the carina and other anatomical landmarks, using auditory and visual signaling technology.
Company’s Keywords:
endotracheal intubation confirmation & airway monitoring, endotracheal intubation confirmation, airway monitoring
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medical devices
2009
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