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Overview

Maximize Your Change for First-Attempt Success.1

You do your best to avoid airway complications. You know they can be associated with significant patient morbidity and unnecessary expense.2,3,4 But sometimes they occur when you least expect.5,6

With the McGRATH™ MAC video laryngoscope, you can be better prepared for the unexpected. Combining confidence with simplicity and convenience — so your first attempt is your best.

  • Better glottic visualization than traditional Macintosh laryngoscopy7
  • Reduced intubation times, even with limited training7
  • Higher intubation success rates than other video laryngoscopes1

Proven Technology

Make your first attempt your best. Every time.

The Next Generation McGRATH™ MAC video laryngoscope is an enhanced, more robust device, designed to be used routinely in fast-paced hospital and EMS environments. The latest design offers:*

  • Enhanced optics
  • Increased durability
  • Intelligent battery management

Familiar technique — evolved

The McGRATH™ MAC video laryngoscope combines line-of-sight video from its portrait display with the familiar Macintosh technique. So you retain your traditional laryngoscopy skills.

Simple, smart, versatile

The minute-by-minute battery indication and auto- off feature effectively optimize battery life. One handle with multiple blade options. From pediatric to adult patients and routine to extreme airways.8,9

Universal Video Laryngoscopy Guidelines

The adoption of video laryngoscopy during the pandemic highlighted the benefits of VL.

Learn more about the recent guidelines from the world's leading anesthesia and airway management societies.

Universal Video Laryngoscopy Guidelines

McGRATH™ MAC as Standard of Care

Discover what our expert Prof E. O’ Sullivan has to say about routine use of video laryngoscopy.

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See Clearly. Every Time.

The next-generation McGRATH™ MAC video laryngoscope offers 2X light spread, 3X brighter camera, and 4X the resolution.

View Clinical Evidence Guide

VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPY ROUTINE USE e-learning curriculum

Discover our free, online education program dedicated to clinicians as yourselves, whether you are working in the OR, ICU or ER. It provides you the opportunity to discover and learn from peers how they changed their first-line approach to using video laryngoscopy as first line intubation therapy.

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Product Features

Make your first attempt your best. Every time.

Because airway complications are often unexpected, McGRATH™ MAC video laryngoscopy technology gives you:

  • The confidence of a familiar technique
    • Macintosh-style blades so you retain your traditional laryngoscopy skills
    • Fully submersible scope designed to endure fast-paced clinical environments during every intubation
  • A simple, yet versatile solution
    • Single-button functionality with minute-by-minute battery indication for reliable performance
    • Multiple blade options for pediatric to adult patients and routine to extreme airways8,9,10
  • The convenience of one system − always available
    • Cost-effective for immediate access per DAS 2015 guidelines
    • Disposable blades and flexible cleaning options so it’s ready when you are.

How to Order

For additional information or to place an order, call Customer Service at +44 (0) 19 2320 2504.

Order Information
Order Code Description Unit of Measure Quantity
300-000-000 McGRATH™ MAC Handle Each 1
350-072-000 McGRATH™ MAC Blade Size 1 Box 50
350-017-000 McGRATH™ MAC Blade Size 2 Box 50
350-005-000 McGRATH™ MAC Blade Size 3 Box 50
X3-003-000 McGRATH™ MAC X Blade Size 3 Box 10
350-013-000 McGRATH™ MAC Blade Size 4 Box 50
340-000-000 250-minute Battery Pack N/A 1
Specifications
McGRATH™ MAC Handle
Size: 180 mm x 68 mm x 110 mm
Weight: 200g
Power: Proprietary 3.6V Lithium Battery Pack ( c. 250 minutes )
Light source: High intensity LED
Display: 2.5” LCD color display
Camera: CMOS
Materials: Durable medical grade thermoplastics with reinforced structural alloy core. The device and packaging are latex-free.
McGRATH™ MAC Disposable Blades
Material: Fog-free medical grade optical polymer
Packaging: Packaged sterile for single use
Sizes: 2, 3 and 4 available

Order Information

McGRATH™ MAC eManual

Download the current operator's manual for your McGRATH™ MAC model.

Product Training & Support

Watch in-service video tutorials and get additional support for the McGRATH™ MAC laryngoscope.

E-Learning

Discover our broad online education offering.

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Resources

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  • * Compared to the previous McGrath™ MAC handle

  • 1. Kriege M, Alflen C, Tzanova l, et al. Evaluation of the McGrath MAC and Macintosh laryngoscope for tracheal intubation in 2000 patients undergoing general anaesthesia; the randomized multicenter EMMA trial study protocol. BMJ Open. 2017; 7;e016907.

  • 2. Altun D, Ali A, Çamcı E, Özonur A, Seyhan TÖ. Haemodynamic Response to Four Different Laryngoscopes. Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim. 2018;46(6):434-440.

  • 3. Cook TM, El-Boghdadly K, McGuire B, McNarry AF, Patel A, Higgs A. Consensus guidelines for managing the airway in patients with COVID-19: Guidelines from the Difficult Airway Society, the Association of Anaesthetists the Intensive Care Society, the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine and the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Anaesthesia. 2020;75(6):785–799.

  • 4. Hall D, Steel A, Heij R, Eley A, Young P. Video laryngoscopy increases 'mouth-to-mouth' distance compared with direct laryngoscopy. Anaesthesia. 2020;75(6):822–823.

  • 5. Yokose M, Mihara T, Kuwahara S, Goto T. Effect of the McGRATH™ MAC Video Laryngoscope on Hemodynamic Response during Tracheal Intubation: A Retrospective Study. PLoS One. 2016;11(5):e0155566

  • 6. Moucharite MA, Zhang J, Giffin R. Factors and Economic Outcomes Associated with Documented Difficult Intubation in the United States. Clinicoecon Outcomes Res. 2021;13:227–239

  • 7. Zhang J, Jiang W, Urdaneta F. Economic analysis of the use of video laryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy in the surgical setting. J Comp Eff Res. Jul2021;10(10):831-844

  • 8. Gaszyński T. Comparison of the glottic view during video-intubation in super obese patients: a series of cases. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2016;12:1677-1682.

  • 9. Szarpak L, Truszewski Z, Czyzewski L, et al. A comparison of the McGRATH™ MAC and Macintosh laryngoscopes for child tracheal intubation during resuscitation by paramedics. A randomized, crossover, manikin study. Am J Emerg Med. 2016;34(8):1338-41.

  • 10. Ross M., Baxter A., Use of the new McGrathR MAC size-1 paediatric videolaryngoscope. Anaesthesia. 2015 Oct;70(10):1217-8.

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