LMA Supreme Airway

With precious few seconds available to choose a rescue airway device, the decision is a critical one. The leading single use, gastric access laryngeal mask airway with a built-in drain tube, the LMA® Supreme™ Airway is the airway of choice.

Three benefits of Second-Generation LMA® Airways:

• A dual seal (oropharyngeal seal and esophageal seal) that is designed to functionally separate the respiratory tract from the •
gastrointestinal tract
• Ability to manage gastric content via the drain tube
• Ability to conduct diagnostic tests to confirm placement

Features
Supraglottic airway management devices are less invasive than ETTs
Comprised of three main components; Airway Tube, Mask and Inflation Line
Masks are designed to conform to the contours of the hypopharynx with the bowl of the mask facing the laryngeal opening
Patients
Designed to maintain/temporize an airway in:

Patients with immediate need of an airway
Patients with failed tracheal intubation or for whom tracheal intubation is not an option
Patients for whom the benefit of establishing an airway outweighs the risk of regurgitation and/or aspiration