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Tracheoshield: Preventing Backwall Perforations for Tracheostomies

Program: Center for Leadership Education
Course: EN.660.346 Multidisciplinary Engineering Design
Year: 2024

Project Description:

Our device blocks the needle used in tracheostomy procedures from penetrating the posterior wall and causing perforation of the esophagus. This prevents procedural complications and reduces the need for a bronchoscope for endotracheal visualization of needle placement, with the potential to reduce costs and speed up this critical procedure in the ICU.