A trial of ClearFlow’s PleuraFlow Active Clearance Technology (ACT) has demonstrated the value in adding the system into Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERAS) cardiac programme protocols.

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centese, Inc. announces the results of a newly published peer-reviewed clinical study on its Thoraguard Intelligent Chest Tube Management System for use ...

The insertion of a chest tube is a common procedure in trauma care, and the Advanced Trauma Life Support program teaches the insertion of chest tubes as an essential and life-saving skill. The purpose ...

A new Omaha-based medtech company has developed a self-cleaning chest tube system that provides more precise measurements for monitoring patients recovering from surgery on their heart or lungs.

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 ...

MCHENRY, Ill., Feb. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medela, a global leader in medical vacuum and fluid management solutions, today announced that its Thopaz+ Digital Chest Drainage System has been ...

Cleveland Clinic spinoff Clear Catheter Systems, which recently closed a $1.2 million angel investment round, has received FDA approval to sell its PleuraFlow Active Tube-Clearance System in the ...

Chest tubes are placed in neonates to evacuate either air (pneumothorax) or fluid (effusion, hemothorax, and empyema) from the pleural or mediastinal space, allowing reexpansion of the lung and ...