Fluid accumulation around the lungs (pleural effusion) is a common complication of many medical conditions including heart failure and cancer. Draining and monitoring those fluids  is a common practice done usually in hospitals, and outpatient clinics. Based on years of personal experience and on our current research, up to 70% of doctors drain these fluids "blindly" without ultrasound guidance, due to over crowded hospitals and long waiting hours.

Draining blindly can substantially increase the risk of a collapsed lung (pneumothorax).

  

The PUDDLE is here to solve this problem.