SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Two local nurses are now inventors after coming up with a way to improve patient recovery after chest surgeries.
The Sternum Protect may look simple in nature — a cushion attached to some straps — but its purpose could lead to a lot of good for patients who have gone through procedures like open heart surgery that cause sternal incisions.
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“With hospitals worldwide right now, they use blankets, folded up blankets or pillows to splint your surgical incision when you cough, when you laugh, when you sneeze because there’s a lot of pain with it due to the pressure,” Amanda Rollag, inventor of the Sternum Protector, said…