Shiley™ Evac Oral Tracheal Tube, SealGuard™, Murphy Eye

• Tapered cuff design made from polyurethane material reduces the incidence of folds and channels through which secretions can leak([FOOTNOTE=Smulders K, van der Hoeven H,Weers-Pothoff I, Vandenbroucke-Grauls, C. A randomized clinical trial of intermittent subglottic secretion drainage in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Chest. 2002; 121: 858-862],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])
• Provides a better fluid seal at a 20% lower intra-cuff pressure compared to the Shiley™ Hi-Lo tracheal tube²
• Designed for long-term ventilation management
• Reduces microaspiration by at least 95% compared to the Shiley™ Hi-Lo tracheal tube cuff ^1,2
• Reduces ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)([FOOTNOTE=Warren D, Shukla S, Olson M, et al. Outcome and attributable cost of ventilator-associated pneumonia among intensive care unit patients in a suburban medical center. Critical Care Medicine. 2003; 31: 1312-1317.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])

The SealGuard™ Evac tracheal tube has been proven to reduce microaspirations and thus reduce the incidence of VAP.^1,2,3,([FOOTNOTE=Bouza E. Continuous aspiration of subglottic secretions in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the postoperative period of major heart surgery. Chest. 2008; 134: 938-946.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])^,([FOOTNOTE=Kollef MH, et al. The effect of late-onset, ventilator-associated pneumonia in determining patient mortality. Chest. 1995; 108(6): 1665-62.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=]) The tapered shape of the cuff and polyurethane material used to make the cuff, enables this tube to fit sunggly within the tracheal walls.