APPLYINGADVANCEDTECHNOLOGIESTOTHEMANAGEMENTOFLYMPHOEDEMA
USINGTECHNOLOGYTOADVANCEMANAGEMENT&TREATMENT
Presentedby:WayneHarris,MBABUManager
Huntleigh
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USINGTECHNOLOGYTOADVANCEHEALTHCARESERVICEPROVISION
Aworkingexample
Howtechnologyhasbeendevelopedtohelpaddressa
globalproblem-Lymphoedema
WHATISLYMPHOEDEMA?
WhatisLymphoedema?AdisturbanceordisrupConofthebody’slymphaCcsystem
PrimaryLymphoedema
• Usuallydevelopedatbirth,causedbygeneCcmalformaCon
SecondaryLymphoedema
• CausedbydamagetotheLymphaCcSystemasaresultoftrauma
WhyisourlymphaHcsystemsoimportant?
• 3rdComponentofourCardioVascularSystem
LymphaHcsystemcanbeconsideredastheBody’srecyclingsystem
• Networkdesignedtoremovetoxins,wasteandothermaterialsfromthebody
• FluidischeckedforinfecConssothatthebody’sdefencesystemcanbealertedApartfromsurgicalinterven3on,thereisnocure
WHATISLYMPHOEDEMA?
WhatarethesignsofLymphoedema?• Visuallyapparent
• Canaffectanypartofthebody-legs,arms,genitalia,headandneck
• LargescaleswellingresulCngfromfluidretenCon
SecondarycomplicaHonsinclude
• Impairedmobilityduetobulk
• Chronicpain
• IncreasedincidenceofacuteinflammatoryinfecCons
• PsychologicalcomplicaConsincludingimpactonlifestyle
ANATOMY-THELYMPHATICSYSTEM
TheLymphaHcSystemComplexnetworklocatedaroundthebodycomprising
• LymphaCccapillaries&theiniCallymphaCcs
• Precollectors
• Collectors
• Lymphnodes(600–700)
• DeeplymphaCctrunks–thoracicducts
• Veins
WHATISTHEPREVALENCEOFLYMPHOEDEMA?
WhatistheprevalenceLymphoedema?Originallythoughttobeassociatedwithcancertreatment–BCRL?
MostrecentstudiesesCmate:
1.33and3.99per1,000populaCon
10.3per1,000inthoseagedbetween65and74
28.6per1,000aged85andoverTotal76,000and227,000casesinEngland(esCmated8,000casesinWales)
Currentserviceprovisionisfailingtomeetcurrentneeds
WhatarethealternaHves?
DevelopsupporCvetreatments–costandclinicallyeffecCveFocusontheserviceprovisionandvariousselfmanagementopCons?
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IntroduceTECHNOLOGYtothestakeholders(Serviceproviders&paCents)
HOWDOESTECHNOLOGYPLAYITSPARTINTHEMANAGEMENT?
Whataretherecognisedtreatments?• SurgicalintervenCon–LVALymphoVenousAnastomosis
(supermicrosurgery)
• Externalcompressioncomprising
• MulClayerbandaging
• Compressiongarments–sleevesorstockings• IntermigentPneumaCcCompressiondevices(IPC)
• Specialisttypeofmassage/sCmulus–MLDManualLymphDrainageorSLDSimpleLymphaCcDrainage(selfadministereddrainage)
• Skincare• Movementandexercise
PaCentselfmanagement
Standaloneproducts
Technologyopportunity?
OnlyavailablefromafewcentresintheUK.Invasive&expensivetodeliver
LymphAssist™–AdvanceIntermiTentPneumaHcCompressionSystem• Twoproductseachtailoredtoaddressdifferentusergroups–Professional/serviceprovidersandPaCents
• SystemcomprisesanADVANCEDcompressor(pneumaCcpump)andarangeof12chambergarments(arms&legs)
TechnologyContribuHon• IntelligentpumpdeliversarangeofcomplextreatmentopConsandpagerns
• SequenCal
• Wave
• LymphAssist–MLDreplicaCon
• ClinicallyeffecCvegarments• 12chambersdeliverpatentedtreatment
• PaCentcompliant
THEHUNTLEIGHSOLUTION–CLINICALLYEFFECTIVE
LymphAssist™–AdvanceIntermiTentPneumaHcCompressionSystem
• Patentedtreatmentprofiles
ReplicatestheLEDUCmethodofManualLymphDrainage(MLD)
Wave,SequenCalorLymphAssisttreatment• Patentedgarments
Overlappingchambers–eliminatespressurevoids/creasing
Calibratedinwardpressure–guaranteespressureprofile,sCmulatesthesuperficiallymphnetwork
Takingtechnologyintothehome
CLINICALLYEFFECTIVESOLUTIONS
CLINICALLYEFFECTIVESOLUTIONS
Thankyouverymuch
WayneHarrisBusinessUnitManager
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