BOUGIE INTUBATION STYLETTE (ESCHMANN TRACHEAL TUBE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Description: Ultra smooth surface for low friction Markings per cm Angled coud tip for ease of Intubation Supplied sterile, individually packaged in easy to open sachets Available in 6, 10 and 15Fr sizes to cover the full range of Patients The Eschmann tracheal tube introducer (often incorrectly referred to as a "gum elastic bougie") is a specialized type of stylet used to facilitate difficult intubation.  This flexible device is 60 cm in length, with a small "hockey-stick" angle at the far end. Unlike a traditional intubating stylet, the Eschmann tracheal tube introducer is typically inserted directly into the trachea and then used as a guide over which the endotracheal tube can be passed (in a manner analogous to the Seldinger technique. As the Eschmann tracheal tube introducer is considerably less rigid than a conventional stylet, this technique is considered to be a relatively atraumatic means of tracheal intubation.