National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Thopaz+ portable digital system for managing chest drains

The committee noted that the evidence presented for Thopaz+ was mainly for its use in patients after pulmonary resection. The clinical experts confirmed that this reflected their experience in the NHS ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

PleuraFlow Active Clearance Technology for maintaining chest tube patency

PleuraFlow Active Clearance Technology (ACT; ClearFlow) is a chest drain that incorporates a tube clearance system. It comprises a silicone chest tube and the PleuraFlow clearance apparatus. The ...