Michelin launches a New Front Head Module to complete its innovative MICHELIN Airprone Kit for patients in intensive care 

It was in Brussels, at the 42nd INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INTENSIVE CARE AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE, that the MICHELIN INFLATABLE SOLUTIONS Healthcare & Emergency team unveiled its new innovation for patients in the prone position.

MICHELIN continues its commitment to healthcare professionals to improve the positioning of patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in intensive care units by expanding its MICHELIN AirProne range with a new module – a front head module. Like the side head module in the MICHELIN AirProne range, this facial module ensures comfort and reduces the prevalence of pressure sores on the face.

What's new? Specially designed for patients with short necks and/or suffering from cervical spinal pathologies, this new module allows for head immobilization. This new air cushion, developed thanks to the collaborative work carried out with the teams of the polyvalent intensive care unit department of the Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal d'Alençon Mamers, allows the patient to be installed in a front ventral decubitus position in complete safety thanks to the maintenance of the intubation probe and to ensure the ventilation system of the critical patient suffering from Acute Respiratory Distress (ARDS) when it is put into place.