BD
APA Video
Laryngoscope
Another entry in the
effort to make video
laryngoscopy more
affordable, BD's APA
scope can be used as a
standard Macintosh
scope or as a video
scope with a 3.5-inch
screen that snaps on
for challenging intuba-
tions.
It comes with MAC 3
and MAC 4 blades and
2 difficult airway blades
— one channeled and one unchanneled. Both of the difficult-airway
blades have 60-degree angles to help you see around the corner in
difficult situations, and the channeled blade can accommodate a
small endotracheal tube or bougie.
The price can be as low as $2,250 per scope, but only if you're buy-
ing several at a time, said a rep. The company offers various rebates
and incentives to bring the price down.
It's a good price for an ASC that wants to have video capability,
says Dr. Sinha, adding that, "video scopes are part of the algorithm
now for difficult airways."
The image, which is dependent on the number of pixels, is "moder-
ately good — middle of the pack," he says, "but considering their
price point, I think it's a reasonable cost. It will work just fine."
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• BETTER VIEW The APA Video Laryngoscope comes with a screen that snaps on for
unexpectedly challenging intubations.
