The Rocket®
Pleural Vent
is back….

The Rocket Medical Pleural Vent is a compact, mobile solution for simple pneumothorax, designed for fast, safe placement and continuous air evacuation – without restricting patient mobility.

Its built-in features, one way air flow direction design and secure fixation, provide a more patient friendly approach to pneumothorax management.

Ambulatory treatment of primary pneumothorax is well evidenced 1

Hallifax et al indicated that:

 

  • Reduces hospital stay: Patients managed with ambulatory pleural vents had significantly shorter initial hospital stays compared to standard chest drain management.
  •  Enables outpatient care: A substantial proportion of patients were safely managed at home, avoiding full hospital admission.
  • Higher early treatment success : Pleural vents improved early resolution rates of pneumothorax.
  • Patient convenience and mobility: Pleural vents allow greater mobility and comfort compared to traditional chest drains, supporting normal daily activities during recovery.
  • Condition recurrence: Did not result in higher surgical or recurrence rates.

Ambulatory treatment of post lung biopsy pneumothorax is indicated that the use of ambulatory devices post procedure is safe and that low FEV1 is not a contraindication when an ambulatory pneumothorax pathway is available

Abdullah et al 2 and Tavare et al 3 showed that adjusted Summary
Clinical Flow may look like this;

  1. Identify patient needing tissue diagnosis.
  2. Stratify risk but do not exclude solely due to low FEV1.
  3. Perform CT-guided biopsy.

If pneumothorax develops:

  1. Insert Rocket Medical R54565 Pleural vent
  2. Discharge stable patients with structured follow-up.
  3. Remove drain when lung expanded and air leak resolved.

1, The RAMPP Trial ( Rob Hallifax et al. Ambulatory management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: an open-label, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 2020; 396: 39–49)

2. Abdullah R, Tavare AN, Creamer et al. Lung cancer tissue diagnosis in poor lung function: addressing ongoing percutaneous lung biopsy FEV1 paradox using Heimlich valve. Thorax March 2016.

3. Tavare AN, Creer DD, Khan S, et al. Ambulatory percutaneous lung biopsy with early discharge and Heimlich valve management of iatrogenic pneumothorax: more for less. Thorax 2016; 71:190-192

How does the Pleural Vent encourage
ambulatory treatment of pneumothorax?

The pleural vent is a small needle mounted device that is; is inserted into the second intercostal space

The device is held in place by a hydrocolloid dressing. 

Air flows through the catheter and through the one-way flutter valve, so it cannot return to the pleural space. The air then passes through a membrane that keeps any drained fluid in the collection chamber
A positive pressure release valve, to allow air to escape if the air filter is compromised
An indicator diaphragm positioned so that the patient can observe this, so they can contact you if the diaphragm stops moving – which indicates that the air leak may be resolved.

Order Information

 

Description

Product Size

  

Quantity

NHSSC Code
Pleural Vent R54565 – 5 –
Aspiration/Suction Line R54565-AL – 10 –
Occlusion Plug R54565-CP – 10 –