VentFree Respiratory Muscle Stimulator

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• The VentFree system includes a control unit, breathing sensors, disposable transcutaneous stimulation electrodes, and a power supply. — Randomised, sham-controlled, double-blinded, multicentre international trial to evaluate the efficacy of the Ventfree Respiratory Muscle Stimulator to assist ventilator weaning in critically ill patients: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial
• The ventilator circuit flow sensor detects exhalation onset to synchronize stimulation delivery. — Randomised, sham-controlled, double-blinded, multicentre international trial to evaluate the efficacy of the Ventfree Respiratory Muscle Stimulator to assist ventilator weaning in critically ill patients: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial
• Electrodes are positioned over the abdominal wall to activate the transversus abdominis and internal and external oblique muscles. — Randomised, sham-controlled, double-blinded, multicentre international trial to evaluate the efficacy of the Ventfree Respiratory Muscle Stimulator to assist ventilator weaning in critically ill patients: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial
• For patients no longer on mechanical ventilation, a nasal-oral cannula replaces the ventilator circuit sensor. — Randomised, sham-controlled, double-blinded, multicentre international trial to evaluate the efficacy of the Ventfree Respiratory Muscle Stimulator to assist ventilator weaning in critically ill patients: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial