Description

The PVC Bougie Straight Taper is an essential tool for medical professionals, designed to enhance the precision and safety of endotracheal tube (ETT) placement during challenging airway management scenarios. Its flexible, single-use design makes it an invaluable aid in both tracheal and esophageal intubations, ensuring that other medical instruments are accurately guided into position.

Key Features

• Material: Crafted from medical-grade PVC or PE, this device is latex-free and DEHP-free, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of patients.
• Tip Design: Available with either a straight or angled (Coude) tip, the bougie features a smooth, rounded distal end to minimize tissue trauma.
• Flexibility: The semi-rigid structure allows for temporary shaping, providing adaptability during use.
• Markings: Select models include external distance markings or a circumferential black line to assist with depth placement.

Variants

Airway Management Bougie

• Sizes: Available in pediatric, child, and adult sizes.
• Tip Options: Straight or Coude tip with 30–40° angulation.
• Lumen: Some models include a central lumen for oxygenation or ventilation.
• Articulating Tip: For adult ETT sizes ≥7.0 mm, a flexible, silicone atraumatic articulating tip is available.

Gastric Procedure Bougie (STB38)

• Design: Features a rounded tip with drainage holes and a tapered balloon at the distal end.
• Functionality: Used for pouch creation, suction, and sizing in bariatric surgeries.

Dimensions

• Airway Bougie Sizes:
• 6 Fr (2.0 mm OD, 53.5 cm length)
• 10 Fr (3.3 mm OD, 70 cm length)
• 15 Fr (5.0 mm OD, 70 cm length)
• Gastric Bougie Size: 38 Fr (12.7 mm diameter), 95 cm length.

Sterilization and Packaging

• Sterilization: Airway management variants are EO sterilized, while the gastric variant is non-sterile.
• Packaging: Individually packaged in a paper bag or sterile pouch, with multiple units boxed together.

Intended Use

This device is intended for use by trained medical professionals such as anesthesiologists, surgeons, and emergency physicians. It is suitable for adult, child, and pediatric patients, depending on the size selected.

Safety Instructions

• Single Use: Do not reuse or re-sterilize.
• Storage: Keep at 10–30°C, away from sunlight and UV light.
• Precautions: Not suitable for use with nasopharyngeal ETTs or in specific gastric procedures where esophageal passage is not feasible.

Certifications

The PVC Bougie Straight Taper is certified with ISO 13485 and carries the EU CE Mark, reflecting its adherence to high-quality manufacturing standards. Produced by ONTEX Medical Devices Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd., with some variants made in China, this device is a trusted component in advanced medical care.