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Introducing the USB - a hybrid stylet and bougie.

The unique design of the USB incorporates two metal inserts either side a more flexible middle section. The USB can easily be manipulated to a variety of angles when used as a stylet, yet has the flexibility when used as a bougie to provide a significantly enhanced level of tracheal ring feedback.  In addition, the hexagonal shape provides less contact with the inner surface of the tracheal tube, providing particularly easy insertion and removal.
 
The USB offers a number of key advantages over traditional bougies and stylets:
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• Hybrid bougie and stylet
• Improved insertion and removal
• Improved storage
• Improved tracheal ring detection

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Visit our dedicated website landing page to find out more or make an enquiry.
 
The Universal Stylet Bougie, or USB, represents a significant advance in the design and development of tracheal introducers (bougies) and stylets. 

We are pleased to announce the launch of the LiteScope™ direct laryngoscope, the latest addition to our range of airway management devices and accessories.

LiteScope is a new, one adult size, single use and fully disposable laryngoscope, offering a quick and easy-to-use solution for intubation while maximising patient safety.
 
Unlike a standard laryngoscope, the innovative one-piece design of LiteScope eliminates the need to connect a separate blade and handle, thus saving valuable time in an emergency.
 
LiteScope is ideal for use in:

• pre-hospital
• emergency medicine
• resuscitation
• anaesthesia
• intensive care

As a single use, fully disposable laryngoscope, LiteScope eliminates the risks associated with the reprocessing of reusable devices, and therefore provides an ideal solution where there is a concern regarding infection control and also avoids any reprocessing costs.

For further information on LiteScope, or any of our other Airway Management devices, including the innovative i-gel® supraglottic airway, i-view™ video laryngoscope and Guedel airways, please contact us.

Introducing the USB - a hybrid stylet and bougie.

The unique design of the USB incorporates two metal inserts either side a more flexible middle section. The USB can easily be manipulated to a variety of angles when used as a stylet, yet has the flexibility when used as a bougie to provide a significantly enhanced level of tracheal ring feedback.  In addition, the hexagonal shape provides less contact with the inner surface of the tracheal tube, providing particularly easy insertion and removal.
 
The USB offers a number of key advantages over traditional bougies and stylets:
​

• Hybrid bougie and stylet
• Improved insertion and removal
• Improved storage
• Improved tracheal ring detection

​
Visit our dedicated website landing page to find out more or make an enquiry.
 
The Universal Stylet Bougie, or USB, represents a significant advance in the design and development of tracheal introducers (bougies) and stylets. 

We are delighted to have extended our product offering with the addition of the Pulmodyne range, which complement our wide portfolio allowing us to offer our customers a further choice.

We are introducing the following ranges and please visit the product pages to find out more:

Patient Interfaces: BiTrac™ NIV Non-invasive Ventilation masks and BiTrac™ MaxShield full face masks providing a further NIV option alongside the current range of patient interfaces.

CPAP Devices: GO-PAP™ and O2-MAX™ - two disposable CPAP device for immediate therapy in the ambulance or in the hospital, providing further options alongside the current Ventumask range.

Atomisation Devices: DART™ intranasal mucosal atomisation device & DART-Reach™ laryngo-tracheal mucosal atomisation device.  Medication can be quickly and painlessly delivered with both the DART™ and the DART-Reach™ for a variety of clinical applications.

We are pleased to announce a new Patient Interface landing page and video are available - take a look.

Our Patient Interface range focusses on our solutions in High Flow Oxygen Therapy (HFOT), Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy and Non-invasive ventilation (NIV), making it easier to review our extensive range in one place which includes:

• i-flo™ high flow nasal cannula
• StarMed respiratory hoods
• VariFit™ NIV mask featuring AirGel® technology
• FaceFit™ NIV mask
• Ventumask
• CPAP masks, breathing systems and C-PEEP™ valves
• StarMed paediatric hoods
• MiniMe® paediatric nasal NIV mask

The landing page includes a brief overview of each product range, links to the relevant supporting information sheets, product videos, and the option to make an enquiry easily.

The new video provides a brief overview of the products, outlining their key features and benefits.

If you would like to know more about our Patient Interfaces ranges please visit the relevant product pages or contact us for more information.


AIRgel is a registered trade mark of Sleepnet Corporation. Flexible Spacebar, Advanced Cushion Technology and Active Headgear connector are trademarks of Sleepnet Corporation.  VariFit NIV masks are designed and manufactured by Sleepnet Corporation, Hampton, NH, 03842 USA and distributed by Intersurgical Ltd. MiniMe®2 and AIRºgel® are registered trademarks of Sleepnet Corporation.

Featuring all known evidence on the use of i-gel® supraglottic airway device in a resuscitation and pre-hospital setting, the new edition includes even more adult, paediatric and manikin studies, case reports and a section on cardiocerebral resuscitation and passive oxygenation.

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, i-gel remains an important option for managing the airway in the emergency and pre-hospital setting, so the opportunity to review the published evidence for the device at this time is particularly valuable.

You can now download the PDF from the i-gel website and through the Education page.

Clinical evidence on the i-gel is also available to view on our evidence database, which includes all studies mentioned in both this bibliography and the standard version.

We hope you find the bibliography and clinical database useful in reviewing evidence published on the i-gel device.

As elective surgeries slowly resume in some countries following their COVID-19 peak there are continuing infection control challenges.

Breathing systems and all the disposable medical devices used to deliver general anaesthesia play an important role in the reduction of cross-contamination when used appropriately, and in accordance with the local, national or international guidelines.

Intersurgical offers a range of high-quality single-use breathing systems, available in different lengths, configurations and tube types for your clinical requirements.

We offer a comprehensive range of product options that may help reduce the risk of cross contamination between patients and health care workers in the clinical environment.

These product options are included on our Infection Control webpage, the range of products includes the following patient solutions, across airway management, anaesthesia, critical care and oxygen and aerosol therapy:
 
- i-view™ video laryngoscope
- Breathing filters, HMEs, HMEFs and respiratory device filters
- TrachSeal™ closed suction systems
- FiltaMask™ oxygen therapy mask
- StarMed respiratory hoods NIV therapy.
 
You can find out more detailed information on each product, including videos, their features and benefits, downloads and you can ask for further details.
 
The page also includes links to recent online resources and guidelines relating to anaesthesia and critical care providers in relation to Covid-19 including those from WFSA, AAGBI and Public Health England.

The recent reported outbreak of respiratory infections in the Chinese city of Wuhan has been identified as being caused by 2019-nCoV (2019 Novel Coronavirus).

The number of reports of infection has been rising quickly during January 2020, with 2798 confirmed cases at time of writing.  The current assessment from the World Health Organisation (WHO) is that the risk of this event remains ‘very high’ in China, and ‘high’ at a regional and global level. Keep up to date with the latest news on the WHO website.
 
The Intersurgical filter range provides an effective barrier that prevents cross contamination between patients, respiratory equipment and the clinical environment.  We provide a choice of electrostatic and pleated mechanical filters that have been independently tested and proven to be highly efficient, providing trusted protection against bacterial and viral cross contamination.
 
View the product range, visit our filtration and humidification webpage or contact us for further information.