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SIMPLICITY THAT WORKS
TUC Safety Valve
Although medical professionals have been performing urinary catheterisations for close to 90 years, catheter related injuries are still an everyday occurrence. The TUC Safety Valve prevents the risk of urethral catheter balloon injury, which can lead to stricture and urosepsis.
TUC Safety Valve
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THE PROBLEM
1 in 4 of all hospitalised patients undergo catheterisation
1-7% of patients will suffer a Catheter Balloon Injury - (Davis et al., 2018)
1.7M catheters placed annually in the NHS
Majority of catheterisations take place in the community setting
THE SOLUTION
Bridging the Gap in Healthcare and
Fulfilling a Clinical Need
AWARD WINNING INNOVATION
TESTIMONIALS
I see this device as having a very important role in limiting the risk of catheter balloon urethral injury and giving confidence to both doctors and nurses that the balloon is actually in the bladder prior to inflation.
Dr David A. Bloom
Professor of Urology, University of Michigan Medical Centre, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
This device has the potential to eliminate the near daily consults our service receives to deal with patients who have suffered urethral injury due to inadvertent catheter balloon inflation.
Ronald L. Hrebinko MD
Urological Surgeon, UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The TUC Safety Valve has undoubted clinical potential in inpatient and outpatient settings for decreasing morbidity associated with urethral catheterisation. I think it should become a compulsory component to the catheterisation process.
Mr. Greg Jack
Consultant Urologist, The Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
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