Fast, Effective and Easy

Know You Are in with Capnospot®

A Revolutionary Treatment Developed to Save Lives

The Capnospot® Pneumothorax Decompression Indicator is transforming the standard of care in needle decompression from “a gush of air” to a straightforward color change.

Capnospot is a small, lightweight, portable device designed to affix on the distal end of any commercially available needle used for decompression. Capnospot lets you know you're in using objective, visual confirmation.

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The Challenge

Tension Pneumothorax has a 100% fatality rate if not treated immediately and is a leading cause of preventable trauma mortalities.

Judging needle decompression success is typically based on hearing a “gush of air” and/or vitals assessment, which is subjective and hard to hear in the field or a noisy ER.

The Facts

25% reduction in 24-hour mortality rates with successful therapy

Less than 5 minutes until patient begins to experience life-threatening complications like cardiac arrest

20-50% needle thoracostomy failure rate in well-trained professionals

The Solution

Capnospot is equally well suited for EMS, paramedic, military and ER/trauma settings.

Clarity

Capnospot indicates visually if decompression was successful or not within seconds, allowing immediate adjustment of the catheter.

Accuracy

Capnospot provides objective confirmation of decompression by detecting CO2 from the pneumothorax and showing an obvious color change to the operator.

Versatility

Capnospot is compatible with all decompression devices and is easy to attach with a standard luer fitting. Capnospot is small, lightweight and compact, and functions in low-light environments.

Trusted by Professionals

“The Capnospot color change technology took the guesswork out of needle placement and assured us the procedure remained therapeutic during the last needle thoracostomy I performed. We’ve needed this device for a long time.”

— A. McCourry, Paramedic Supervisor for Heritage EMS (NC)

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