MICROCUFF* Paediatric Endotracheal Tube
A new standard for paediatric airway management
HALYARD* MICROCUFF* Paediatric Endotracheal Tubes, designed specifically for the pediatric anatomy, offer the advantages of a cuffed tube, reducing tracheal trauma and providing a sealed airway that allows minimal and low flow anesthesia use. 1 Its short and cylindrical cuff membrane compensates for different sized and shaped pediatric airways, reducing the need for replacing oversized tracheal tubes, and resulting in lower re-intubation rates. 1
Designed for ideal anatomical cuff placement
- Advanced microthin polyurethane material (10 microns) permits a true high volume, low pressure (HVLP) cuff, effectively sealing at an average of 11 cm H20 1 , about half the pressure of conventional tubes
- Anatomically-based intubation depth mark results in correct placement and a cuff-free subglottic zone 2
- Precision bands facilitate and confirm optimal tube placement
Offers the advantages of a cuffed tube with a NEW level of safety
- Seal with a cuff membrane in the trachea, instead of rigid tube shaft in the cricoids
- Low rate of re-intubation 1 , as MICROCUFF* reduces need to replace oversized tracheal tubes, resulting in less patient trauma, time and material costs
- Reduced risk of aspiration of blood and secretions due to improved seal
- Sealing with a cuff compensates for different sized and shaped airways
1 Dullenkopf A, Gerber AC, Weiss M. Fit and seal characteristics of a new pediatric tracheal tube with a high volume-low pressure polyurethane cuff. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2005;49:232-237.
2 Weiss M, Gerber AC, Dullenkopf A. Appropriate placement of intubation depth marks in a new cuffed paedictric tracheal tube. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2004;94:80-7
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