Automated airway mucus clearing for ventilated patients.

A bedside unit that washes and suctions mucus in sync with the ventilator and delivers medication on a physician-programmed schedule.

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Why it matters

Clearing the airway is still done by hand, one patient at a time. Retained mucus feeds ventilator-associated complications, which adds 7 to 13 days on the ventilator and $40,000 to $57,000 per case.

SABLAA first generation prototype on a bench alongside a test ventilator, irrigation and suction reservoirs, and artificial sputum medium — First generation prototype, bench testing with artificial sputum.

Where we are

Patent issued. Inventor owned IP.
1st Generation prototype with a humane porcine test completed
Existing CPT reimbursement codes

Team

Thach Pham, MD

Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Fellow, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Brown University

Clinical and medtech leader. ICU care and airway management. Retired army surgeon.

Gerardo Rodriguez, MD

American Board of Emergency Medicine

Medical device engineering expert. Led SABLAA hardware and software integration.

Robyn Earley

Research and Clinical Application

Clinical application, grant management. Medical speech-language pathologist and healthcare administrator.

Vijita Salotra

Strategy and Operations

Go-to-market, funding and investor strategy. Medtech innovation, concept to commercialization.

Get in touch

We are looking for clinical partners, investors, and introductions to ICU and long-term acute care leadership.

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