Design, 3D printing, and validation of a breakaway chest drain valve

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Wright, J., Siena, F.L. ORCID: 0000-0002-6908-7365, Beed, M., Gao, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-3738-3573 and Breedon, P. ORCID: 0000-0002-1006-0942, 2023. Design, 3D printing, and validation of a breakaway chest drain valve. Transactions on Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine, 5 (1): 824. ISSN 2749-3229

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.18416/AMMM.2023.2309824

Abstract

A chest drain is a medical tube that is inserted between the ribs in the space between the lung and internal chest wall. Air or fluid can leak into the space around the lung after infection or injury which is drained by the tube, allowing the lung to re-expand. Inserting a chest drain can be lifesaving, and it is estimated that, world-wide, millions of chest drains are inserted annually. This paper presents the design and 3D printing of the initial product development of an advanced functional prototype of a breakaway chest drain valve. This breakaway chest drain valve seeks to address the accidental removal from the patient, and to allow intentional removal and reconnection stopping air and fluid re-entering the chest. As such, this research investigates how the novel design for a breakaway valve as part of a chest drain kit could reduce the chances of drains becoming dislodged from a patient, and allow for intentional disconnection when repositioning a patient, potentially reducing patient trauma, and saving time and costs to healthcare providers.

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Journal article

Description:

Paper presented at AMMM 2023: Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine, Lübeck, Germany, 11-15 September 2023.

Publication Title:

Transactions on Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine

Creators:

Wright, J., Siena, F.L., Beed, M., Gao, L. and Breedon, P.

Publisher:

Infinite Science Publishing

Date:

11 September 2023