Long Life Surgical Industries

These blades have a flexible tip that is controlled by a lever attached to the proximal end of the blade. When the lever is pushed toward the handle, the tip of the blade is flexed. This laryngoscope may be helpful when a difficult intubation is encountered. It may be especially useful in patients with minimal neck movement. External laryngeal pressure may further improve the view. However, it will not always improve the view and may worsen it. Even if the blade does not improve the view of the larynx, it may improve the likelihood of successful intubation by elevating the epiglottis. In some patients in whom the view is satisfactory with the Macintosh blade, use of the Flexible tip blade may make the view worse.