JoVE Logo

Sign In

Attune Medical

3 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

image

Medicine

A Novel Approach for the Administration of Medications and Fluids in Emergency Scenarios and Settings
Akilesh Honasoge 1, Neal Lyons 2, Kathleen Hesse 3, Braden Parker 3, Robert Mokszycki 2, Kelly Wesselhoff 3, Rolla Sweis 2, Erik B. Kulstad 3
1College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2Department of Pharmacy, Advocate Christ Medical Center, 3Department of Emergency Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center

This study presents a novel device that offers an easy route to quickly provide medications and fluids in patients with limited or difficult IV access. This small-diameter device is placed in the distal third of the rectum, allowing for ongoing medication and fluids administration.

image

Education

Esophageal Heat Transfer for Patient Temperature Control and Targeted Temperature Management
Melissa I. Naiman 1,2, Maria Gray 2, Joseph Haymore 3, Ahmed F. Hegazy 4, Andrej Markota 5, Neeraj Badjatia 6, Erik B. Kulstad 2,7
1Center for Advanced Design, Research, and Exploration, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2Attune Medical, 3University of Maryland School of Nursing, 4University of Western Ontario, 5University Medical Centre Maribor, 6University of Maryland, 7Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center

This study presents a novel method to provide efficient patient temperature control for cooling or warming patients. A single use, triple lumen device is placed into the esophagus, analogous to a standard orogastric tube, and connects to existing heat exchange units to perform automatic patient temperature management.

image

Medicine

Determination of Continuity Index Values in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation with Proactive Esophageal Cooling
Catherine Lazarus 1, Jacob Sherman 2, Natalie Putzel 3, Tiffany Sharkoski 4, William Zagrodzky 4, Erik Kulstad 4,5, Alex Ro 6, Jose Nazari 6, Westby Fisher 6, Mark Metzl 6
1Northwestern University, 2Washington University in St. Louis, 3University of Southern California, 4Attune Medical, 5University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6NorthShore University Hospital

This protocol describes the methods used to determine the continuity index in patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation procedures using radiofrequency ablation and demonstrates the differences in continuity index between ablation procedures using proactive esophageal cooling as compared to procedures using traditional luminal esophageal temperature monitoring.

JoVE Logo

Privacy

Terms of Use

Policies

Research

Education

ABOUT JoVE

Copyright © 2024 MyJoVE Corporation. All rights reserved