A QIoT™ Innovation
QIoTrak™: Transforming Recovery for Patients with Surgical Drains
QIoTrak is a patent-pending, world-first connected surgical drain monitoring solution developed with clinical input from Mr Giuseppe Aresu, Consultant Thoracic and Lung Transplant Surgeon at Royal Papworth Hospital (UK), and Dr Matthew Thomas, Professor of Surgery and Director of Thoracic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic (USA).
It enables hospitals to safely discharge patients with surgical drains 3–5 days earlier than standard recovery timelines, while maintaining continuous digital oversight of their drains and recovery progress.
This unlocks valuable hospital bed capacity, accelerates recovery, and reduces pressure on clinical teams.
Clinical Impact
Financial Impact for Hospital Groups
- Frees up 3–5 bed-days per patient with a surgical drain, releasing beds and theatre slots for additional procedures.
- Each additional surgical slot drives new revenue for hospitals and surgical teams, compounding the return on investment.
- Combined, the average bed-day saving (~$10,500 per patient) and the surgical uplift from additional procedures (~$10,000–$15,000 each) deliver a total financial impact of $20,000–$25,000 per patient.
- Optimises workforce use, reduces pressure on nursing resources, and improves patient flow across wards.
Partnerships & Licensing
We are actively engaging with:
- Hospital groups seeking to embed QIoTrak into surgical care pathways
- Medical device manufacturers looking to license or embed the technology into existing drain systems
- Digital health platform providers and system integrators looking to embed QIoTrak within their hospital solutions or co-develop joint offerings
- Flexible commercial models available – including per-patient usage fees and bundled recovery-period packages
Technology, Safety & Compliance
- Real-time fluid and air flow sensing combined with patient-reported recovery data
- Secure cloud infrastructure with GDPR/HIPAA-compliant data handling
- Fully auditable monitoring logs to support regulatory compliance and reduce litigation risk
- Regulatory roadmap underway for MHRA, FDA, and ISO 13485 certification
See QIoTrak at HLTH 2025
We will be showcasing QIoTrak live at HLTH 2025 in Las Vegas, including:
- Real-time monitoring dashboards
- Integrated patient recovery reporting
- Live demonstrations of our hospital-ready solution
About QIoT
QIoTrak is developed by QIoT, a UK-based healthcare innovation company leading the way in connected medical devices, digital monitoring, and real-time recovery technologies.
QIoT specialises in creating regulated, scalable, and clinically validated digital health solutions.
QIoTrak is the first of several breakthrough products being developed on the QIoT platform.
QIoT™ and QIoTrak™ are trademarks of QIoT. Trademark registration pending.
