TaperGuard™ Cuff Endotracheal Tubes
The Shiley™ oral/nasal endotracheal tube with TaperGuard™ cuff features a low-pressure cuff that exerts 29% less pressure1 on the trachea.*
The Shiley™ RAE and Reinforced endotracheal tubes with TaperGuard™ cuff combine the benefits of a specialty tube with the TaperGuard™ cuff design.
Description
Features
- Patented taper-shaped cuff design
- Murphy eye
- Packaged sterile
- Latex-free
*Compared to the Mallinckrodt™ Hi-Lo endotracheal tube
Downloadable Product Documents
References
1. Lichtenthal PR, Wood L, Wong A, Borg U. Pressure applied to tracheal wall by barrel and taper shaped cuffs. Paper presented at: Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists; October 15-19, 2011; Chicago, IL. Abstract A1054. View Abstract
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