The Air-Q Blocker Intubating Laryngeal Airway Kit is a truly innovative and improved Laryngeal Mask that provides gastric access. The Unique air-Q epiglottis elevator opens the airway and a ramp guides the ET tube placement, providing unparalleled airway access.
The Air-Q Blocker Intubating Laryngeal Airway Kit Features:
The air-Q Blocker product line offers a superior Supraglottic airway ideal for pre-hospital and hospital use in acute care and pre-hospital markets The Air-Q Blocker is ideal for EMS with all of the distinct “rescue” airway requirements including advantages for intubation and managing the esophagus Quicker and easier to insert Less resistance to breathing Less incidence of sore throat Less trauma to the vocal tract than an ET tube Smaller hemodynamic and respiratory response to insertion, maintenance and removal (allows for lighter levels of anesthetic agents) Lower drug costs May be used in delivery of anesthesia, resuscitation, intensive care and management of the difficult airway The disposable air-Q Blocker should be used routinely as a classic passive airway. The air-Q Blocker is user-friendly, placement in patients is easy and air movement is outstanding. With seal pressures consistently at or above 20 cm, it is ideal as a pre-hospital rescue airway. It has the added “benefit" of allowing for intubation using standard ET tubes: In addition to delivering oxygen and/or gas to the patient, the patented Intubating Laryngeal Airway allows clinicians to intubate through it using a standard oral endotracheal tube (sizes 5.0 - 8.5). The user can easily remove the air-Q Blocker after intubation without dislodging the ET tube with the air-Q Removal Stylet. It includes the new, built-in, soft guide channel that accepts regular Nasal Gastric (NG) tubes to suction or optional Blocker Tubes for accessing the posterior pharynx and managing the esophagus. When using the Blocker Tube through the Blocker channel, clinicians can suction the pharynx or suction, vent and block the upper esophagus. air-Q Blocker design directs the oral endotracheal tube (OETT) towards the laryngeal inlet. The air-Q Blocker as keyhole-shaped airway outlet and elevation ramp directs OETT as midline and upward toward the laryngeal inlet. This also creates ample space for other medical instruments used for intubation. Air-Q Blocker Intubating Laryngeal Airway Kits include Lubricant & 10cc Syringe with Swivel Elbow and Color-Coded Connector.