Project title: CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF LUNG VENTILATION IN MECHANICALLY VENTILATED PATIENTS

Company name : PNEUMEDICARE LTD.

TECHNOLOGICAL FIELD
Medical devices

KEY WORDS
Monitoring; Mechanical
Ventilation; Lung Ventilation

PROJECT SUMMARY
PNEUMEDICARE develops a novel device for continuous monitoring of
lung ventilation in mechanically ventilated patients. The device
warns on changes in lung ventilation or air distribution in the
lungs in earlier stages, before the development of life
threatening deteriorations due to decrease in blood oxygenation.
It characterizes the nature and the location of the problem. The
monitoring is based on quantification of the lung ventilation
dynamics by unique mechanical sensors attached to the chest at
different sites. The device facilitates monitoring the ventilated
patients, allows earlier treatment before the development of
irreversible damages and thus improves the safety of mechanical
ventilation. PNEUMEDICARE device allows fast and accurate
diagnosis that ultimately will prevent morbidity, mortality and
will shorten the duration of hospitalization in the expensive
intensive care units.

ADVANTAGES
* Earlier detection of deterioration. Direct measurements of lung
mechanics allow fast detection of any mechanical problem in
ventilation.
* Novel technology that was not implemented so far, working in
sub-sound (<20Hz) frequencies.
* Provides additional crucial data that allow faster and more
precise diagnosis (nature and location). This will allow faster
correct response of the attending staff.
* Safer mechanical ventilation (Continuous monitoring).
* Non-invasive
* Inexpensive (Cost-effective). (less than 1% of the daily costs,
per neonate in ICU).
* High credibility, based on direct measurements of lung
mechanics.
* The only available quantitative technology for assessing high
frequency ventilation.
* Can monitor every patient, regardless of him initial
conditions.

ENTREPRENEURS
Dr. Carmit Levy - CEO, Ph.D. in
Biomedical Eng.
Dr. Dan Waisman - MD, Director of the
Newborn Unit, Department of Neonatology, Carmel Medical Center,
Haifa.
Prof. Amir Landesberg - MD, D.Sc. in Biomedical
Eng.; Assoc. Professor in the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering,
Technion-IIT, Israel.

PROJECT STATUS
The project started on August, 2007.
Manufacturing of the sensors for clinical studies provided on
August, 2007, as well as approval of first clinical studies on
November, 2007.
First in Man, safety and feasibility, started in Dec 2007 in
neonatal intensive care unit.
Miniaturized Hardware of the device - first half 2008.

COOPERATION REQUIRED
PNEUMEDICARE is looking for investment of US $1-1.5 million to
allow production, regulation (FDA and CE) and marketing.
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