ET intubation is an aerosol generating procedure with a high risk of infection for operators. The procedure permits mechanical ventilation in patients with severe respiratory failure, such as many ...

WASHINGTON — Inside the “Build and Design Lab” at American University in Washington, D.C., a 3-D printer is crafting a small solution to a big problem. It’s an all-in-one, disposable, and ...

HOUSTON – (April 11, 2024) – TinyTrach, a team of interdisciplinary engineering students from Rice University, created an innovative pediatric endotracheal tube (ETT) integrated with a camera and ...

A robotic intubation device that automatically identifies the lungs using an infrared source and navigates toward it has been developed. Clinical trials will begin as soon as next year, possibly ...

Intubation is the placement of a plastic tube into the lungs that allows anesthetized or critically ill patients to breathe. The current procedure requires the physician to see the trachea and choose ...

A robotic device that crawls into lungs could help deliver vital air to patients, researchers say. To help anesthetized or critically ill patients breathe, flexible plastic tubes are placed into the ...

Device reduces the spread of infection from patients to clinicians during aerosol generating procedures like intubation of COVID-19 patients, among others HOUSTON, TX / ACCESSWIRE / May 18, 2022 / ...

Maintaining an open airway is a critical priority in emergency medicine. Without the flow of oxygen, other emergency interventions can become ineffective at saving the patient’s life. However, ...

(Nanowerk News) Graduates of the Hebrew University’s Biodesign program revealed a robotic intubation device that automatically identifies the lungs using an infrared source and navigates toward it.

Spiro Robotics , a medical device innovator based in the Bay Area, has announced the successful completion of its first-in-human trial for the Spiro-Vista, a groundbreaking image-guided tracheal ...

When a patient is placed under general anesthesia or otherwise has difficulty breathing on their own, they typically have a plastic endotracheal tube inserted into their mouth and down their trachea.

Determining what type of airway management strategy to implement for a patient having an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a complex decision that involves a broad range of variables. Inclusion ...