Tracheal Tube Introducer (Bougie or Gum elastic Bougie) pediatricsize

Order Code: 21224532.35

Category: General Lab Equipment IV

The gum elastic bougie aids tracheal intubation in patients in whom the operator recognizes very few anatomical landmarks to help direct the tip of the endotracheal tube  into the laryngeal inlet .  The bougie is fabricated with a braided polyester



SPECIFICATION

  • The gum elastic bougie aids tracheal intubation in patients in whom the operator recognizes very few anatomical landmarks to help direct the tip of the endotracheal tube  into the laryngeal inlet . 
  • The bougie is fabricated with a braided polyester base and coated with resin to provide  stiffness and flexibility, enabling manipulation of its angled tip into the trachea from a  distance of approximately 15–20 cm in the angle of the mouth.
  • The heat and humidity in tropical countries causes the bougie to lose its stiffness, making  it difficult to manipulate and place in the trachea. We modified the bougie as follows . 
  • We removed the metallic wire inside of the Portex intubation stylet (medium).
  • We then nicked the distal end of the bougie and gently threaded the metallic wire into the introducer, until the wire reached 2 cm from the angled tip . 
  • The result is that the angulated tracheal end of the bougie remains soft and nontraumatic, but the rest of the bougie is stiff and adjustable for tracheal intubation. Because the  introducer can be used multiple times, it is also cost-effective.

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