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The Devices
Airtraq Avant
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The pitch:
Reusable battery-powered optics completely enclosed in a
single-use, rigid plastic blade.
Dr. Brun:
An optional wireless display eliminates bulk, but still allows
simultaneous video and eyepiece use, which may be valuable for begin-
ning instruction.
Dr. Rosen:
A simple lightweight device, but it is big in the mouth: possi-
ble dental trauma.
Dr. Lawson:
For obese patients with lots of soft tissue and a big
tongue, this isn't a good design.
Dr. Sinha:
The fact that it's disposable is an advantage and a disadvantage.
When you reach for it, you know that it's sterile. But there's an amount of
social guilt over medical waste.