PhD, DABA, MBA.
"We don't need larger screens — we need better screens," says Dr.
Sinha. "The image is an appropriate size and it's clearer than some
other devices. The handle is lighter and more ergonomic. You can
manage it with 3 fingers, so it lets you have finesse rather than power
— and finesse, not power, is what we need for intubations 99% of the
time."
Another attractive feature: The proprietary battery, which lasts for
250 minutes, provides a minute-by-minute countdown of its remaining
life, instead of diminishing percentages or shrinking lines.
Medtronic was offering a special at the conference — $2,500 for the
video laryngoscope handle, 5 lithium ion batteries and 2 boxes of dis-
posable blades (with a choice of size). The goal is to have the scope
be financially within reach for every OR, explained one of the reps.
"Our first look should be with a video laryngoscope," says Dr. Sinha.
"The flip side of that argument is people say we might lose our ability
to do direct laryngoscopy. But maybe we don't need to worry about
that."
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Ashish Sinha, MD, PhD, DABA,
MBA, vice chair of anesthesiology
and perioperative medicine at
Drexel University College of
Medicine in Philadelphia.
Eugene Viscusi, MD, a
professor of anesthesiology and
the director of acute pain man-
agement at Thomas Jefferson
University in Philadelphia.
Jaime Baratta, MD, director of
regional anesthesia at Sidney
Kimmel Medical College at
Thomas Jefferson University
in Philadelphia.
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