10.08.14
Smiths Medical has released its Portex Bivona FlexTend TTS tracheostomy tubes in Europe for neonatal and pediatric patients.
The tubes feature a proximal shaft extension helping to keep connections away from the neck, chin, and stoma, intended to enhance patient comfort which could prevent pressure ulcers.
Bivona FlexTend TTS tracheostomy tubes -- made of soft, natural, biocompatible silicone -- are designed to be gentle on the sensitive tissues of neonatal and pediatric patients who require intermittent or temporary cuff use. An inflatable cuff integrated into the outer wall of the tube’s shaft can be filled with sterile water to secure the tube in the patient’s trachea and create a seal between the tube and trachea that directs incoming and outgoing breaths through the inner lumen. This helps to optimize respiration for ventilated patients and for patients who perform lung expanding breathing therapies. When a seal is no longer needed, the cuff can be deflated and it will rest tight-to-shaft (TTS), reducing the risk of trauma to the trachea and allowing airflow around the tube supporting the ability to speak.
“We are pleased to add what was originally a customized specialty device to our standard Bivona tracheostomy product portfolio in Europe,” said Tommy Johns, vice president of Global Product Management. “This will ensure greater accessibility to the Bivona FlexTend TTS tracheostomy tubes and provides patients and health care providers with what they need when they need it.”
Smiths Medical will also continue to provide Bivona FlexTend TTS tracheostomy tubes through its customization service. Customized tubes are assembled to follow the unique contours and dimensions of a patient’s neck and trachea, and are essential to patients who have unique needs or an atypical tracheal anatomy.
The company said its Bivona FlexTend TTS tracheostomy tubes will be available in other regions later this year.
Based in St. Paul, Minn., Smiths Medical supplies specialized medical devices and equipment for global markets, focusing on the medication delivery, vital care and safety devices market segments. It is part of Smiths Group, a developer of advanced technologies for markets in threat and contraband detection, energy, medical devices, communications and engineered components. Smiths Group employs around 23,000 people in more than 50 countries.
The tubes feature a proximal shaft extension helping to keep connections away from the neck, chin, and stoma, intended to enhance patient comfort which could prevent pressure ulcers.
Bivona FlexTend TTS tracheostomy tubes -- made of soft, natural, biocompatible silicone -- are designed to be gentle on the sensitive tissues of neonatal and pediatric patients who require intermittent or temporary cuff use. An inflatable cuff integrated into the outer wall of the tube’s shaft can be filled with sterile water to secure the tube in the patient’s trachea and create a seal between the tube and trachea that directs incoming and outgoing breaths through the inner lumen. This helps to optimize respiration for ventilated patients and for patients who perform lung expanding breathing therapies. When a seal is no longer needed, the cuff can be deflated and it will rest tight-to-shaft (TTS), reducing the risk of trauma to the trachea and allowing airflow around the tube supporting the ability to speak.
“We are pleased to add what was originally a customized specialty device to our standard Bivona tracheostomy product portfolio in Europe,” said Tommy Johns, vice president of Global Product Management. “This will ensure greater accessibility to the Bivona FlexTend TTS tracheostomy tubes and provides patients and health care providers with what they need when they need it.”
Smiths Medical will also continue to provide Bivona FlexTend TTS tracheostomy tubes through its customization service. Customized tubes are assembled to follow the unique contours and dimensions of a patient’s neck and trachea, and are essential to patients who have unique needs or an atypical tracheal anatomy.
The company said its Bivona FlexTend TTS tracheostomy tubes will be available in other regions later this year.
Based in St. Paul, Minn., Smiths Medical supplies specialized medical devices and equipment for global markets, focusing on the medication delivery, vital care and safety devices market segments. It is part of Smiths Group, a developer of advanced technologies for markets in threat and contraband detection, energy, medical devices, communications and engineered components. Smiths Group employs around 23,000 people in more than 50 countries.