Description
- Used to maintain a patent airway and mechanically ventilate patients.
- Made from non-toxic, non-irritant medical grade PVC.
- Preformed tubes reduce the risk of kinking and improve access to the operative field.
- Tube can be temporarily straightend for ease of suctioning
- Smooth polished murphy eye, distal end and tapered balloon end for atraumatic intubation and extubation
RAE tubes are named after their inventors Ring, Adair, and Elwyn who described the use of their novel-oral preformed tube in Adult, Pediatric, and Neonatal patients. RAE tubes were designed with the intention to facilitate intra-oral and some types of facial surgery by moving the part of the ET tube outside of the patient away from the surgeon's access. The distinguishing feature of RAE tubes in comparison to 'standard' ET tubes is their pre-formed bend. The pre-forming during manufacturing reduces the risk of kinking and obstruction which could occur if a 'standard' ET tube was bent into the same shape as a RAE tube. Oral RAE endotracheal tube Oral RAE tubes are also described as 'south-facing', i.e. the tube connector facing towards the patient's feet after placement.