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The Top Medical Devices for 2022 from NG Tube Positioning System, to Nasal Spray


roughout the entire feeding tube placement procedure. The ENvue system shows in real-time the tube location and orientation, and warns the doctor when the tube potentially enters the airway, which can be harmful to the patient. NG tube positioning This system allows doctors to ensure that the tube is safely guided through the airways and into the stomach, or small intestinale.

Clinical studies have demonstrated an excellent degree of agreement (96.5%) between the ENvue System and X-rays that were taken after NG tube positioning, potentially reducing the need to perform repeated Xrays to confirm the tube's position.

Lung collapse feeding tube Every year, around 35 million feeding tubes are inserted around the world by critically ill patients that are unable to eat or swallow by themselves. NG tube positioning Technology like ENvue helps guide the NG tube to the correct spot in the digestive tract.

The ENvue System ensures that patients who are unable to swallow or eat independently receive food in the most secure manner known to the healthcare system, to date. ENvue is designed to decrease the percentage of misplaced feeding tubes. It is commercially available in the US after receiving FDA approval in February.

Impel Pharmaceuticals' Trudhesa Nasal Spray for Migraines
It is estimated that more than 10% of the population around the world suffer from migraines. although there are many medications available over-the counter and prescription to treat the condition but none of the drugs are able to relieve discomfort for prolonged period of time.

This is where Impel Pharmaceutical's Trudhesa comes to the rescue. The drug-device combination has been FDA approved in 2021 and reduces migraine-related pain for two days.


Trudhesa sprays medications through the nose to relieve migraines. Within 15 minutes of a spray, the painkiller Dihydroergotamine Mesylate begins working.

As a nasal spray, the medication is absorbed quickly into blood via the nasal space above.

small bowel feeding tube The medication is also able to pass through the stomach, providing regular pain relief without the necessity of an injection or infusion.

Trudhesa is a pain-relieving drug that lasts as long as 2 days. safe nasogastric tube placement It also works faster than oral medications, such as pills.

Additionally, even though oral medication typically requires that it be taken within an hour from the time the migraine attack first begins Studies have found that Trudhesa helps reduce migraine pain even after hours of an attack.

CVRx's Barostim Neo from CVRx for Heart Failure
CVRx's Barostim Neo heart failure neuromodulation device was developed to alleviate symptoms for patients suffering from advanced heart disease and are unable to use other devices.

Barostim Neo's Baroreflex Activation Therapy, (BAT) is a treatment that activates the baroreflex to reduce sympathetic activity and increase parasympathetic stimulation.

Implantable devices stimulate baroreceptors which decreases the workload of the heart and increases the efficiency of pumping. Implantable devices relieve heart failure symptoms.

Barostim Neo is a possible alternative for patients suffering from symptoms like heart failure and lower ejection percentage.

Visby Medical's 30-Minute Click Test
Untreated sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can cause infertility or birth defects. Although patients who are checked for STIs generally have to wait several days to get a result and transmit the infection like gonorrhea and chlamydia to others during the time.

Visby Medical's Sexual Health Test drastically reduces waiting time. The test is all-in-one and can determine if the patient is suffering from chlamydia or gonorrhea in less than 30 seconds.

This means the patient can obtain the test results while visiting their physician. When they receive the test result quickly the patient will be able to start treatment immediately if it is positive for STI.

Visby Medical chose to test for gonorrhea and chlamydia since they are the most commonly-used pathogens which can cause contagious disease and permanent damage to female reproductive systems if treated.

Clinical trials have proven that the Sexual Health Click Test to approximately 97% reliable in identifying the three STIs.


Homepage: https://www.envizionmed.com/envue-system/