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time icon May 16, 2017

Automated First Response System for Airway Burns

Technology description

Market Opportunity

Undesirable, dangerous fires can and do occur during surgery. These surgical fires occur in both the patient’s airway and under surgical drapes due to gas build-ups. Surgical drapes alone are used in 90% to 95% of all major surgeries. Annually, 650 surgical department fires are reported in the U.S. with as many as 20% resulting in serious injuries or death. True incidence levels are even higher as many incidents go unreported for medicolegal reasons.

USC Solution

USC researchers have developed a clip-on, emergency medical device capable of delivering an oxygen-carrying gas into the airway, a fire detection system, a specialized-molding drape, and a fire suppression system. The response system is capable of handling the three types of flames possible during a surgical outburst of fire, and mitigates harm to the patient by reducing response time.

Application area

  • Emergency medicine
  • Pulmonology

Advantages

  • Real-time monitoring
  • Increasing response time and patient care
  • Reduce time lost due to instinctive self-protective responses

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Categories
  • Respiratory medicine
  • Medical instruments
Keywords:

market opportunity undesirable

true incidence levels

reducing response time

surgical drapes due

fire detection system

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