The intubating laryngeal mask. I: Development of a new device for intubation of the trachea

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The standard laryngeal mask airway (LMA) functions both as a ventilatory device and as an aid to blind/fibrescopic-guided tracheal intubation. We describe the radiological and laboratory work used to bioengineer a new laryngeal mask prototype, the intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA). The aim was to create a new airway system with better intubation characteristics than the LMA. Other design goals were to eliminate the need for head-neck manipulation and insertion of fingers in the mouth during placement. Development was aided by analysis of magnetic resonance images of the human pharynx and laboratory testing with a variety of tracheal tubes. The principal features of this new system are an anatomically curved, rigid airway tube with an integral guiding handle, an epiglottic elevating bar replacing the mask bars, a guiding ramp built into the floor of the mask aperture and a modified silicone tracheal tube developed for use with the device.

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Brain, A. I. J., Verghese, C., Addy, E. V., & Kapila, A. (1997). The intubating laryngeal mask. I: Development of a new device for intubation of the trachea. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 79(6), 699–703. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/79.6.699

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