Presscuff™
The 1st Pressurized Endotracheal Tube
A VUB/UZ Brussels spin-off
"This is genius and so simple"
– An (unrelated) anesthesiologist
Our mission
To reduce VAP in hospital patients and assist ICU's in saving lives
Due to its high rate of mortality, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most dreaded infections that can strike a hospital patient. It afflicts a considerable percentage of those in intensive care units (ICUs) so weakened by illness or trauma that they need mechanical help to breathe.
Our mission is to help prevent VAP and save lives while doing so.
Our story
How Presscuff came to be
The problem - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
The idea - While others try to fight and close the gap...
Most endotracheal tube producers have tried close the gap and reduce the leakage of those secretions by adding cuffs (a sort of balloons) on the outside of the tube. As this did not stop the leakage, they have tried everything from multiple cuffs, different forms & material…but it seems impossible to close the gap fully as little folds/channels always remain.
The solution - Presscuff uses it to its advantage
The Presscuff however, does exactly the opposite and uses that gap to its
advantage: it adds pressure in between two cuffs. As the air pressure tries to
escape through the little channels of the upper cuffs, it blocks the saliva from
trickling down (towards the lungs).
The product - The first pressurized endotracheal tube
The Presscuff is the first pressurized endotracheal tube, unique in its kind. It is
developed by the UZ Brussels and VUB, patented and has been successfully tested on 12 Intensive Care patients.
The problem
The idea
Most endotracheal tube producers have tried close the gap and reduce the leakage of those secretions by adding cuffs (a sort of balloons) on the outside of the tube. As this did not stop the leakage, they have tried everything from multiple cuffs, different forms & material…but it seems impossible to close the gap fully as little folds/channels always remain.
The solution
The product
Presscuff in action
The Presscuff team
Founders
Emiel Suijs
Co-founder of Presscuff. Before that, Miel was the chief nurse at the intensive care unit of UZ Brussels, where invented the Presscuff. Since then, he has been working rentlessly to improve and promote this product.
Evert van Meeuwen
Co-founder of Presscuff, with experience in financial markets and start-ups. Since 2018, Evert, together with Emiel, has been the driving force behind Presscuff.
Benjamin De Vlam
Co-founder of Presscuff. As a Doctor of Medicine with a passion for entrepreneurship and healthcare, Benjamin is responsible for Operations & contacts with the hospitals.
Advisory Board
Partners
Institutions and people that help make Presscuff possible
Our Mission
To reduce VAP and assist ICU's in saving lives
Due to its high rate of mortality, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most dreaded infections that can strike a hospital patient. It afflicts a considerable percentage of those in intensive care units (ICUs) so weakened by illness or trauma that they need mechanical help to breathe.
Our mission is to help prevent VAP and save lives while doing so.
What others say about Presscuff
The academic world has also shown interest in Presscuff.
In one paper, we found the following comment:
“From a clinical point of view, this new tracheal tube is quite interesting, especially for ICU patients with a high risk for pneumonia”
Contact Us
We're open to questions, comments and suggestions related to Presscuff.
- info@presscuff.be
- +32 11 28 69 00
- Presscuff, Bioville, Abis, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
Presscuff
The 1st Pressurized Endotracheal Tube
A VUB/UZ Brussels spin-off
"This is genius and so simple"
Our Mission
To reduce VAP in hospital patients and assist ICU's in saving lives
Due to its high rate of mortality, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most dreaded infections that can strike a hospital patient. It afflicts a considerable percentage of those in intensive care units (ICUs) so weakened by illness or trauma that they need mechanical help to breathe.
Our mission is to help prevent VAP and save lives while doing so.
Our story
The problem
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
The idea
While others try to close the gap...
The solution
Presscuff uses it to its advantage
The product
The first pressurized endotracheal tube
Presscuff in action
The Presscuff Team
Founders
Emiel Suijs
Co-founder of Presscuff. Before that, Miel was the chief nurse at the intensive care unit of UZ Brussels, where invented the Presscuff. Since then, he has been working rentlessly to improve and promote this product.
Evert van Meeuwen
Co-founder of Presscuff, with experience in financial markets and start-ups. Since 2018, Evert, together with Emiel, has been the driving force behind Presscuff.
Benjamin De Vlam
Co-founder of Presscuff. As a Doctor of Medicine with a passion for entrepreneurship and healthcare, Benjamin is responsible for Operations & contacts with the hospitals.
Advisory Board
Partners
Institutions and people that help make Presscuff possible
What others say about Presscuff
Most anesthesiologists we have spoken with have been enthusiastic about the idea and the prognosis of less VAP cases:
“This is genius & so simple” – An (unrelated) anesthesiologist when he first heard of Presscuff.
The academic world has also shown interest in Presscuff.
In one paper, we found the following comment:
“From a clinical point of view, this new tracheal tube is quite interesting, especially for ICU patients with a high risk for pneumonia”
Contact Us
We're open to questions, comments and suggestions related to Presscuff.
- info@presscuff.be
- +32 11 28 69 00
- Presscuff, Bioville, Abis, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
