North Shore University Hospital Device Helps Wean Patients off Ventilator Faster

MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A critically ill patient at Northwell’s North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) has been one of the first in the United States – and the first on the East Coast – to successfully be treated with an innovative therapy that helps wean those who need mechanical ventilation to breathe on their own faster. Lungpacer’s FDA-approved AeroPace device uses neurostimulation, which harnesses the power of the brain and nervous system, to activate and strengthen the diaphragm