Redesigned for today
The McMurray Enhanced Airway (MEA) is designed to comfortably and safely maintain a patient’s airway. This was created by an anesthesia professional to address the gaps with current airway devices.
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McMurray Enhanced Airway (MEA)
Overview
The MEA is an innovative distal pharyngeal airway (DPA) designed to help improve safety, outcomes, provider satisfaction and reduce healthcare costs.
Benefits
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Fast and easy to use
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Effectively maintains airway
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Relieves difficult mask ventilation
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Secure placement
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EGD bite block-compatible
Oral airways have not been significantly redesigned in nearly 100 years. The MEA is designed specifically to eliminate issues associated with traditional airway usage.
Technology
How it works
Increases Patient Comfort
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Flexible material helps to eliminate sore, scratchy throats
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The MEA is longer, softer, and smaller in diameter compared to traditional oral airways
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Decreases the need for a chin lift or jaw thrust, reducing postoperative chin and jaw discomfort
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Helps increase ability to breathe with ease by eliminating upper airway obstruction
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Elongated shock-absorbing bite block shifts the bite to the molars, decreasing risk of dental damage
Helps Reduces Airway Risks
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Provides a patent airway to improve patient oxygen saturation
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By using the optional 15 mm connector with the anesthesia circuit, the longer airway delivers oxygen closer to the lungs and away from the surgical area, reducing fire risk
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Large flange reduces risk of the airway dislodging
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Easy to place alongside an upper endoscopy bite block
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Attaches to anesthesia
circuit or bag valve mask
(BVM) to deliver apneic or
passive oxygenation
during intubation
Improves Provider Satisfaction
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Easy to insert, with no need for lubricant or tongue depressor
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Decreases the need for a chin lift or jaw thrust, keeping providers' hands free for other tasks
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Offers an alternative method to improving oxygen saturation during routine or difficult mask ventilation
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Supplied in individual small pouches for easy and convenient stocking and use
The MEA Difference
Compare | Nasopharyngeal Airway (NPA) | Oropharyngeal Airway (OPA) | Distal Pharyngeal Airway (DPA) |
|---|---|---|---|
Eliminates Epistaxis | ✓ | ✓ | |
No lubrication, tongue depressor or rotation needed | ✓ | ||
Stents open redundant pharyngeal tissue | ✓ | ✓ | |
Soft and flexible | ✓ | ✓ | |
Cushioned bite block | ✓ | ||
External flange to prevent aspiration and swallowing | ✓ | ✓ | |
Optional connector | ✓ | ✓ | |
Relieves difficult mask ventilation via intraoral ventilation | ✓ | ||
Reduces Fire Risk - attaches to anesthesia circuit | ✓ | ✓ |