This technology is a thoracoscopy system that allows for endoscope guided placement of chest tubes and repeated bedside thoracoscopy for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. It decreases visits to the operating room and increases the number of safe thoracoscopies that can be done to get the patient better faster.
Current methods for conducting chest tube placements can lead to misplaced chest tubes. Misplacements can lead to repeated intervention, unintended injury and higher expenses.. Although video-guided procedures are more commonplace in other procedures, video-guided chest tube placement is yet to be standard of care.
This technology improves on current thoracoscopic procedures by allowing for endoscope guided placement of chest tubes and repeated bedside thoracoscopy for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. As such, this system can enable more thoracoscopic procedures to be done at the bedside while also facilitating safer and faster care for patients. The cost of the system is offset by enabling additional procedures (thoracoscopy) which can be done bedside and get the patient better faster often without a trip to the operating room.
Robert Crum, M.D.
Joshua Sonnet, M.D.
IR CU24084
Licensing Contact: Sara Gusik
