Why PUDDLE
Easy handheld device that requires no imaging and no training.
Fast reduces patients waiting time for pleural drainage.
Safe using ultrasonic technology to detect pleural effusion and indicate the optimal location for drainage-needle insertion.
PUDDLE Users
The Puddle can assist healthcare professionals
to detect and drain pleural effusion
Hospital doctors & nurses
Can assist hospital doctors and nurses to detect and drain pleural effusion without the need of ultrasound knowledge
Home care doctors & nurses
Home care doctors are able to detect and monitor pleural effusion and to determine when to send the patient to the hospital for drainage.
Hospice staff
Hospice staff are able to detect and monitor pleural effusion, and decide when to send patients for drainage.
General Practitioners (GPs)
GPs will be able to assess if patients need to be referred to hospital for drainage