Clear Catheter Systems LLC
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Since the chest tubes used postoperatively to drain blood and fluid from around the patient's heart have a tendency to clog, surgeons often choose large tubes, which are often the most visible--and painful--reminder a patient has of his surgery. Clear Catheter Systems LLC is developing technology that has the potential to make heart-surgery recovery safer and perhaps less painful by using smaller diameter tubes and actively breaking up occluding material that can lead to serious complications.