The HorseShoe™
A "face-free" solution for ET tube securement, facial pressure injury prevention and more effective, less stressful oral hygiene.
Secure. Prevent. Comply.
One ET tube holder that can be used on everyone.
ETTs sized 6.5 to 10mm?
Patients with beards?
Patients with facial trauma, facial pressure injuries or facial burns?
Chemo patients with TENS?
Emaciated patients?
The adjustable one-size HorseShoe ensures a secure fit in any situation, accommodating various patients and ETT positions with ease, standardizing ETT stabilization practices.
“If the patient is having a clinical emergency, such as airway instability, the position of the device and the forces it is exerting on the lips or other tissues suddenly become lower clinical priorities.”
Device related pressure ulcers: SECURE prevention Amit Gefen, Paulo Alves, Guido Ciprandi, Fiona Coyer, Catherine T Milne, Karen Ousey, Norihiko Ohura, Nicola Waters, and Peter Worsley Journal of Wound Care 2020 29:Sup2a, S1-S52
Not anymore.
The HorseShoe significantly reduces the risk of medical device related pressure injuries (MDRPIs) on the face.
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The HorseShoe does not rely on contact with facial skin or lips to anchor it in place.
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The HorseShoe does not require the use of adhesives, tape, ties, straps or wires that contact the face or mucosa, preventing unwanted pressure points and irritation.
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The smooth locking track allows easy and fast ET tube repositioning without any set stops.
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Facial skin can easily be assessed and cleaned while the HorseShoe is in place.
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HorseShoe does not require additional dressings or skin protectants.
“When devices can be moved, alternated, or have securement methods changed to allow the removal of pressure it will inevitably improve patient outcomes.”
Sharon Neill, Daphne Martin, Nursing care bundles in the prevention of medical device related pressure ulcers: An integrative review, Journal of Tissue Viability, Volume 33, Issue 3, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2024.04.003.
The HorseShoe maintains a consistent 25mm opening in between the patient's incisors, facilitating oral cavity access.
This unfettered "workspace" allows for easier, safer and better oral assessments and more effective oral hygiene.
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"Daily toothbrushing is associated with significantly lower VAP rates, shorter duration of mechanical ventilation, and shorter ICU length of stay."
Klompas M, Branson R, Cawcutt K, Crist M, Eichenwald EC, Greene LR, Lee G, Maragakis LL, Powell K, Priebe GP, Speck K, Yokoe DS, Berenholtz SM. Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Jun;43(6):687-713. doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.88. Epub 2022 May 20. PMID: 35589091; PMCID: PMC10903147.
Secure.
6.5-10mm ETTs in all your patients, including those with:
Beards, TENS
Facial trauma or burns
Copious oral secretions
Safely reduce the risk of unplanned extubation and reintubation.
Prevent.
Ineffective oral hygiene due to lack of consistent access to the oral cavity caused by device "crowding" and/or the patient biting ET tube or the caregiver.
Device-related facial and mucosal pressure injuries without compromising ETT security.
Comply.
With 2022 “Essential Practices”
to prevent VAP and VAEs by enabling toothbrushing and reducing the risk of reintubation.
With NPIAP 2019 Internatinal Guidelines for Device-Related Pressure Injury Prevention by eliminating pressure on the face.
Surgicure is a woman-owned and -operated business at the forefront of improving care of the intubated patient across a spectrum of civilian and military settings.
From intubation, to stabilization and transport, and through mechanical ventilation and weaning, we make better management of the artificial airway possible.
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