Electromed, Inc. announced its launch of the SmartVest Clearway Airway Clearance System to the hospital market for inpatient use. The SmartVest Clearway system, which is designed for High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation therapy, offers an updated and efficient approach to pulmonary hygiene in the inpatient setting with proven patient outcomes. The SmartVest Clearway system uses HFCWO, a clinically proven therapy that helps clear the lungs of excess secretions, thereby reducing the risk of respiratory infections.

HFCWO delivers alternating pulses of air into a vest garment that rapidly compresses and releases the chest wall, resulting in an oscillation in airflow within the airways that acts to loosen, thin, and propel mucus toward the major airways where it can be expectorated.