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Airtraq
Airtraq Avant
www.airtraq.com
(877) 624-7929
Pricing: Disposable blades, $5.90 each.
Reusable optics, $350 for 50 uses.
FYI: The Airtraq Avant video laryngoscope consists of reusable optics
completely enclosed in a disposable blade for a low-cost, no-cross-contamination device. The optics, which contain the electronics and are
good for 50 uses, slide into the anatomically designed, rigid plastic blade
and are switched on. After use, the blade is discarded and the optics
are plugged into the docking station, which recharges the battery and
shows the remaining life. At $12.90 per use, the company notes, the
Avant makes video-guided laryngoscopy a cost-efficient option for daily
as well as difficult intubations.
Clarus Medical
Clarus Video Stylet
www.clarus-medical.com
(800) 359-2372
Pricing: $7,295;
additional stylets, $2,790
FYI: Why guide your tube blindly, Clarus asks, when
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