Innovative Patented Appliances Allow Oral Care for NIV Patients without Mask Removal

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ReddyPort, a NIV-focused medical technology company, announced today that US Patent No 11,324,910 has been issued by the US Patent Office covering Positive Pressure Ventilation Appliance Modules and Related Systems and Methods. ReddyPort Ò products promote NIV success by empowering clinicians with efficient access to provide standardized oral care without removing the mask or loss of therapeutic pressures. Clinicians recognize delivering effective and compliant oral care to the NIV patient can be particularly challenging. Studies s how respiratory pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter cloacae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonize the dental plaque and can vaporize or aspirate into the lungs, particularly during NIV therapy. Consequently, patients are up to six times more likely to develop HAP if the mouth is persistently colonized by such pathogens.1 Clinical evidence shows that improved routine cleaning of the oral biofilm provides primary source control of HAP pathogens and reduces HAP incidence.2 Integrated protective guard appliances: applicator swab, suction swab, silicone tooth brush, Yankauer with silicone tip and yankauer handle (shown left to right) ReddyPort patented NIV maintenance products include single use components which allow oral care to be performed on NIV patients without removing the mask. A unique feature of the ReddyPort appliances is the integrated protec tive guard th...
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