Without sternal support, patients lack the confidence to continue with respiratory therapy exercises and coughing due to extreme pain.

To illustrate the problem, the Secretary displayed a "sternum support harness," used by patients who have had open-heart surgery to relieve pain in the healing process.

Heart Hugger - Sternum Support Harness can help prevent this and other complications after Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Heart Hugger solves these problems by taking a completely different approach.

During the critical period immediately following discharge, Heart Hugger is worn for 2-4 weeks at home helping patients return to their normal activities.

Heart Hugger helps hospitals save money by reducing the chance of infection and post operative complications.

Heart Hugger consists of shoulder straps suspending a four inch wide belt around the chest, finished with handles on either end.

Heart Hugger is applied to the patient in the ICU immediately after extubation.

What Doctors and Patients say about Heart Hugger:

I now recommend the Heart Hugger for ALL of my patients..."

The stability obtained...with Heart Hugger was vitally important to me...

Heart Hugger is Medicare approved and FDA classified.

Recently I underwent a full sternotomy...[and]experienced the benefits of Heart Hugger.

Heart Hugger - Sternum Support Harness can help prevent this and other complications after Cardiothoracic Surgery.