Plastic Reconstructive Surgery

The T.Ox System uses near-infrared spectroscopy to provide continuous, real-time tissue oxygen saturation measurements that facilitate identification of flap complications before they become clinically evident.

The cost of not recognizing and intervening when a microsurgical flap has a vascular compromise can be devastating.

T.Ox helps surgeons make a better informed decision about tissue viability. Helping to reduce the occurrence of take-backs in microsurgical flap patients and intervening appropriately when a vascular compromise does occur can produce economic benefits.

T.Ox makes detection of vascular flap problems more efficient. By using T.Ox clinicians can quickly and easily assess the status of a microsurgical flap and monitor changes in perfusion status, thus facilitating more timely interventions to reduce patient risk and improve outcomes.

The T.Ox System provides alerts in two key ways. First T.Ox provides a “number” which is the real time StO2 reading that is updated every four seconds. Second the T.Ox trending graph which provides insight as to what type of problem exists, its onset, and its duration. This information is available at any time on the physician’s iPhone, BlackBerry or computer, offering a new level of clinical confidence that comes from being able to see the patient’s flap monitor from any web browser.

A growing body of clinical experience shows that T.Ox tissue oximetry provides surgeons with better information to assist in determining the viability of a flap and the need for surgical re-exploration.