Need

Need

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is a leading nosocomial cause of mortality in the ICU, causing over 250,000 deaths each year in India.

Noncompliance to and inconsistent implementation of secretion management and oral hygiene protocols have been identified as a major cause for VAP.

This is especially an issue in the Emerging Markets, where the availability and skill levels of healthcare practitioners may be variable.

Solution

Solution

VapCare is a first in the world, automated, intelligent secretion management and oral hygiene system for ventilated patients.

By ensuring consistency and compliance to airway suctioning protocols, VapCare can help reduce the risk of acquiring lung infection as well as improve ICU efficiency by reducing the staff time needed for manual suctioning.

Technology

Technology

VapCare offers ICUs an automated way to comply with infection prevention protocols around airway suctioning.

The key technology features are:

• Automated secretion clearance from Oral, Oropharyngeal and Subglottic (through ET tube with Subglottic port) regions
• Automated oral lavage User-defined suction frequency and pressure
• Sensor-controlled suction duration
• Automated port block detection and management
• Compatible with standard ET, CASS/SSD, and tracheostomy SSD tubes

VapCare is U.S. FDA registered and CE Certified.