Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Patients recovering from thoracic surgeries such as CABG, sternectomy, aortic repair, and thoracotomy often experience pain, limited breathing, incision instability, and prolonged hospital stays due to inadequate post‑operative support garments.
Solution
CurVest provides a full‑torso, medical‑grade compression vest designed to stabilize surgical incisions, reduce suture tension, and promote deeper breathing while minimizing discomfort. The garment is latex‑free, uses a nylon/lycra blend for flexibility, and incorporates a stay‑put waist band and hook‑and‑eye closure for secure, migration‑free fit across a wide range of body types. Integrated reinforced openings and keeper pockets allow easy access to drains, tubes, and monitoring wires, facilitating wound care without removing the vest. By improving patient stability and reducing pain, CurVest helps decrease reliance on analgesics, shortens hospital length of stay, and lowers readmission rates, supporting faster, safer recovery.
Target Audience
Primary customers are cardiac and thoracic surgeons, hospitals, and post‑operative care units that manage patients undergoing CABG, sternectomy, aortic repair, or thoracotomy.
Features
- Full‑torso compression using medical‑grade nylon/lycra fabric, latex‑free
- Stay‑put waist band and hook‑and‑eye closure for secure, migration‑free fit
- Two reinforced openings and keeper pockets for JP drains, tubes, and monitor wires
- Adjustable design adaptable to diverse body shapes and sizes
- Side zippers for convenient dressing changes and wound access
- Compression promotes deeper breathing and reduces suture tension