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APPLYING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES TO THE MANAGEMENT OF LYMPHOEDEMA USING TECHNOLOGY TO ADVANCE MANAGEMENT & TREATMENT Presented by: Wayne Harris, MBA BU Manager Huntleigh … performance for life

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APPLYINGADVANCEDTECHNOLOGIESTOTHEMANAGEMENTOFLYMPHOEDEMA

USINGTECHNOLOGYTOADVANCEMANAGEMENT&TREATMENT

Presentedby:WayneHarris,MBABUManager

Huntleigh

… performance for life

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

[email protected]

… performance for life