SalterLabs air-Q® Intubating Laryngeal Mask
Product Information
Developed and designed following eight years of clinical research by American anaesthesiologist Dr Daniel Cook, the disposable air-Q is a superior passive airway device available in new infant sizes and provides:
- Ease of placement
- Better seal in everyday use
- Improved intubation success
It can facilitate the passing of any standard endotracheal tube and can also remain in place during the procedure. A disposable removable stylet is available separately to aid the removal of the air-Q while leaving the ET Tube in place.
Please click on the following link to view an instructional video on air-Q.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NAM7on9dUg
Please click on the link to download the following journal article.
Paediatr Anaesth. 2009 Jun;19(6):618-22.
The new air-Q intubating laryngeal airway for tracheal intubation in children with anticipated difficult airway: a case series
Jagannathan N, Roth AG, Sohn LE, Pak TY, Amin S, Suresh S.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122313299/PDFSTART
Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.