Magaw
Co-Pilot VL Plus
Magaw is launching its
newest video laryngo-
scope in early 2017,
featuring a larger (4.3
inches) high-res LCD
panel and at least one
feature that sets it apart
from the competition —
a bougie port. Their
pitch: Video laryn-
goscopy should be
available in every OR,
but it has to be big
enough to be useful,
and yet not so big that
it's obtrusive.
The new model "lives on the IV pole" and is affordable enough to
place in every OR, they say. How affordable? The current model is
$3,000, but Magaw is discounting it by $500 and says it will trade out
the old version for the new for free, once it starts shipping. Included
will be a stylet, 2 boxes of disposable blades and a box of bougies.
The visualization (640 x 480 pixels) is sharp and crisp, says Dr.
Sinha, and the bougie port "is definitely taking it one notch higher in
the video laryngoscopy market," he adds. "This gives me 3 options:
direct laryngoscopy using a blade, video using a blade and camera, or
just a bougie-guided intubation. A bougie makes it very easy to ride
the ET tube over the bougie once the bougie is in the airway."
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• UNIQUE OPTION Magaw's Co-Pilot VL Plus has a 4.3-inch screen and a bougie port.
