Systems, methods, and apparatuses to provide chest tube insertion feedback

A system to provide feedback for a chest tube insertion, the system comprising:

• a force sensor coupled to an insertion tool;
• a feedback output device;
• a microcontroller communicatively coupled to the force sensor and the feedback output device;
• and
• one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by the microcontroller, cause the system to:
• receive, using the force sensor, an input signal representing a chest tube insertion force, and
• generate, using the feedback output device, an output indicating that:
• the chest tube insertion force is below a predetermined threshold range,
• the chest tube insertion force is within the predetermined threshold range, or
• the chest tube insertion force is greater than the predetermined threshold range.

A method to provide feedback for a chest tube insertion, the method comprising:

• generating, with a force sensor coupled to an insertion tool, an input signal representing a chest tube insertion force for the insertion tool;
• receiving the input signal at a microcontroller communicatively coupled to the force sensor;
• determining whether the chest tube insertion force exceeds a predetermined threshold value;
• and
• outputting, at one or more feedback output devices, the feedback indicating whether the chest tube insertion force exceeds the predetermined threshold value.