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RoddyMedical Launches Medical Line Securement Device Invented by Wisconsin Nurse
RoddyMedical announces the launch of a medical line securement and tension mitigation device, SecureMove-TLC, designed for acute care patient safety and mobility.
On May 17, RoddyMedical, based in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, announced the launch of a medical line securement and tension mitigation device, SecureMove-TLC, designed to be the new standard in medical line securement technology.
In August 2021, RoddyMedical raised $600,000 in seed funding to finance the manufacturing and disbursement of SecureMove-TLC.
SecureMove-TLC is a flexible, medical-grade, and adhesive-free armband that can be worn for up to 30 days and transfers easily from patients to an IV pole. This armband accommodates multiple transducers for optimal hemodynamic monitoring while organizing and securing up to 8 tubes, cords, and lines of various sizes. If a patient requires more than 8 lines of securements, a second SercureMove-TLC can be added.
While central venous catheters can be pulled out with as little as 4–9 pounds of pull force, SecureMove-TLC can withstand 80+ pounds.
This new wearable medical device was designed by RoddyMedical’s founder, a Wisconsin registered nurse, who almost lost a patient's life after their life support line disconnected when getting out of the hospital bed for therapy after surgery.
“Therapy begins just hours after open-heart surgery but is often inhibited by the number of tubes, lines, and cords attached to a patient in the ICU,” explained Lindsey Roddy RN, PhD(c), CEO and Founder of RoddyMedical.
“You have to get the patients up and moving after surgery, and this is hard. Patients in an acute care setting can often have 5–15 lines. Currently, nurses are creating solutions with tape and other items that are not effective at preventing line pulling and dislodgements,” she added.
Roddy explained that getting patients up and moving during their hospital stay leads to several benefits such as earlier discharges, fewer hospital-acquired conditions, fewer readmissions, and significant hospital savings, totaling up to $3.7M annually.
A recent study indicates that 19M lines are pulled out from acute care patients annually and that healthcare facilities spend an additional $266M each year replacing vascular access devices due to dislodgement or compromised lines. As a result, it is estimated that ICU workers spend 64% of their time detangling and organizing medical lines when delivering early mobility therapy.
