A new surgery kit for Pectus Excavatum

The Pectus Excavatum is a congenital deformity of the chest wall, which is characterized by concave shape of the chest, known as the "funnel". The sternum inward sinking is generating pressure on vital organs of the chest, restricting their growth potential, causing shortness of breath and difficulty for breathing. This malformation occurs in 1 out of 800 children and is the most common congenital anomaly of the chest wall (90%). The disease manifests slightly worse at birth and during childhood and adolescence. Ventura Medical Technologies along with the Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, have developed a new surgical method (Taulinoplastia) and a new product (Surgery Pectus Up Kit) to fix the Pectus Excavatum, substantially reducing the danger of the surgery and the recovery time postoperative complications.

Specifications

The Pectus Up Surgery Kit consists of a plate with a functional design, several bone fixations and a set of tools that enable Taulinoplastia performance. All Pectus Up Surgery Kit items comply with current regulations regarding materials and treatments, therefore the implant is completely bio inert for the human body. In addition, all necessary studies have been conducted in order the product is fulfilling its function.

Main advantages of its use

• This new surgery technique presents the following main advantages: minimally invasive treatment, minimal loss of blood, much shorter time surgery, no risk of damaging the heart or other organs, small incisions, not intensive cares requirement, much shorter recovery time and standard device sizes. Currently, there are not disadvantages described.

Applications

• Pectus Up is an innovative device which requires an external procedure for its placement at subcutaneous tissue level.

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