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The Lung Flute, a small hand held device, generates acoustic (sound) waves, which loosen, mobilize, and eliminates secretions deep in the lungs.
Generates resonance like a string instrument
Thins secretion by activating the aqueous phase and breaking the hydrogen bonds thinned Secretion, results in Patient coughing and clearing
Physiology of the Lungs
Human lungs possess a natural means for clearing lung secretions. Natural rhythmic 'beating' motion of cilia creates vibration between 16-25Hz. Frequency of oscillation keeps mucus phase in a liquid state, mucus fluid can now be easily moved by natural motion of cilia and Mucus is expelled by coughing or swallowing
Physics of the Lung Flute Acoustic sound waves are amorphous, and will travel deeper into the lung structure than conventional pulsed air device
Patient exhales through the Lung Flute -operating pressure of 2.0-2.5cm H2O
Reed oscillation, horn design and lung cavity act in parallel to produce sound frequency making the secretions thinner and more easily expelled by coughing. Lung Flute operation act in parallel to produce sound frequency between 16-25Hz.
Lung Flute supplements the natural mucus clearing system by artificially vibrating the airways and cilia.
The Advantages of Applied Acoustics
COPD, Asthma, Pneumonia, Tuberculosis, Lung Cancer, Cystic Fibrosis
IMPORTANT FACTS
Airway Clearance / Bronchial Hygiene Therapy
The Lung Flute is a non-invasive device designed to improve gas exchange by mobilizing and
removing retained airway secretions
Diagnostic use:
Genotyping pulmonary TB, identifying infectious agents & inflammatory markers, cell-typing pneumonia, early detection of lung cancer
Drug discovery and research requiring deep lung sputum samples
Evidence Based Medicine
Completed Lung Flute Studies /Trials:
MA Sponsored
Northern Illinois University acoustic bench test -2003
UB/VA diagnostic clinical trial -2004
UB/VA therapeutic COPD clinical trial -2009
UB/VA therapeutic COPD clinical trial -long term 6 month study (funded by NYSTAR/State University of NY Research Grant) -2013
Third Party Sponsored
Perceptronix/St. Paul's Lung Cancer diagnostic trial -2007
Japanese TB diagnostic clinical trial -2007
Australia -Sydney Children's Hospital -Sputum induction in CF -2013
University of Maryland -"Evaluation of Lung Flute in Sputum Samples for the Analysis of Lung Cancer" -2013
Numerous therapeutic and diagnostic trials completed in the Philippines
Evidence Based Medicine Lung Flute Trials:
Buffalo, NY -UB/Buffalo General Medical Center -(NYSTAR Grant) PI Stanley Schwartz MD PhD, Division Chief -"Impact of Lung Flute Therapy on Asthma"
End points of ACT, PFT, FeNO
Tokyo, Japan -multi-site-Sputum induction for TB diagnosis. 100 patients.
Sydney, Australia -Concord Hospital
Lung Flute vs. Flutter randomized comparison trial in bronchiectasis. 68 patients. End points of sputum collection and weight
Patents
United States, Japan, China, India, EU
Trademarks
United States, Japan (Katakana),Madrid protocol, China, India, Taiwan
Government Regulatory Clearances
Awards:
Physician Testimonials
"The Lung Flute provides physicians with a modality to help patients clear their lungs of debilitating lung congestion and take more control over managing their COPD"
Sanjay Sethi, MD FACP Division Chief, UB School of Medicine
"The Lung Flute is really an excellent device. Everyone that I gave it to has said it is the best thing they have ever used, even my very severe asthmatic patients who struggle with secretions"
Serpil Ezurum MD, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine -Cleveland
"The device allows our therapists to focus their treatment times on functional training instead of performing conventional manual chest percussion/vibration for secretion clearance. The results have shown improved secretion clearance by the patient and increased efficiency in the utilization of our staff/treatment times based on functional improvement"
Marc Goldberg, MPT, Director Physical Therapy -NYU Medical Center