THE TOOKIE VEST MAKING # ALIFEMORENORMAL
SMITH & NEPHEW PARTNERS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL
THE TOOKIE VEST MAKING # ALIFEMORENORMAL
Medilink member Tookie Limited , based at the Innovation Hub at Liverpool Alder Hey Children ’ s Hospital , is a team of medical innovators focused upon identifying and responding to unmet needs that will enable patients and their families to lead # ALifeMoreNormal .
Over 10,000 children are being treated for cancer in the UK and approximately £ 19 million is spent each year on treating central line infection . A large proportion of this could be avoided with one simple solution – a Tookie Vest .
The Tookie Vest for Oncology is a CE marked medical device for children receiving cancer treatment through Central Venous Catheter ( CVC ) lines .
The vest is designed to maintain integrity of the central line , to prevent inadvertent fall outs by holding the central line in place inside a pouch attached to the vest . Additionally , the Tookie Smart Vest features embedded textile biosensors that capture and send vital patient information via Wi-Fi to a smart phone for enhanced patient self-care and monitoring in the home .
Mr Ross J Craige , Consultant Paediatric Surgeon , Royal Manchester Children ’ s Hospital said : “ I see firsthand the concerns that parents have around care and security of
their child ’ s central line and also the implications of premature line removal . The Tookie Vest aims to give both actual line security and also peace of mind to families , something that we have been waiting for in central line care .”
Tookie are adapting the Tookie Vest , for uses in other clinical areas . The Tookie Vest for adult renal patients undergoing Haemodialysis ( HD ) through a CVC has been designed with clinical and patient input from City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Trust .
The final design is currently being CE marked , and will be subject of a multicentre study led by City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Trust .
In July 2017 , a focus group met to investigate and design through PPI , the Tookie Vest for Paediatric Renal patients . The group is being led by Dr Yincent Tse and Dr Heather Lambert , both Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist Surgeon ’ s at the Great Northern Children ’ s Hospital in Newcastle .
Another focus group and PPI will be held at the Sheffield Children ’ s Hospital with Professor Dr . Heather Elphick as the Chief Investigator , to investigate the un-met needs of respiratory patients .
The company is also involved in developing nutrition Tookie Vests to suit patient groups ’ needs to support their lines , as well as the Tookie Smart Vest , with embedded biosensor technology .
Tookie recently presented as part of an ‘ Academy of Fabulous NHS Stuff ’ event . The Academy was founded by Roy Lilley and is a repository which has become a social movement and is seen as the change platform for the NHS and Social Care . Tookie presented at the event alongside Mr Saeed Ahmed , Consultant Interventional Nephrologist of City Hospital Sunderland Foundation Trust and Tookie Chief Investigator for Renal .
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SMITH & NEPHEW PARTNERS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL
Global medical technology business , Smith & Nephew , has announced a long-term collaboration with the University of Hull to drive research into ground-breaking methods in advanced wound care .
This partnership will be one of the world ’ s largest Wound Care Research Clusters , combining world-leading academia and industry , which together will focus on developing scientific insights and innovative treatments for advanced wound care .
A co-investment of around £ 3 million was set within an established framework of five years and has created eight multi-disciplinary PhD studentships .
Smith & Nephew ’ s new state-of-the-art Research & Development ( R & D ) centre in Hull and the University of Hull ’ s £ 28m new Health Campus will support this collaboration .
Stewart McKinlay , Vice President of Research & Innovation , Smith & Nephew , said : “ There will be opportunities for students and employees to interact on a daily basis to share knowledge , best practice and support our ambitious R & D pipeline . Combine that with the scale of scientific specialities that is based here , then this partnership is a truly exciting prospect .”
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