LMA North America
The LMA™ airway is a supraglottic airway that has a proven track record of safety and efficacy. LMA™ airways have been used more than 300 million times, building on a 20-year history of innovation and trust. The subject of more than 3,000 clinical references, each LMA™ airway has been carefully designed and tested to meet exacting standards. Today, it is used in approximately one-third of all general anesthesia cases in the United States. LMA™ airways are included in the American Heart Association Guidelines for Resuscitation and the American Society of Anesthesiologists Difficult Airway Algorithm.
LMA North America Family Of Products
LMA™ North America is dedicated to improving patient care through the sale of high quality and innovative products for anesthesia and airway management.
The newest products from LMA™ are the LMA Atomization™ family. The LMA Atomization™ family of products consists of LMA MAD Nasal™ Intranasal Mucosal Atomization Device, the safe and painless way to deliver medication directly into your patients’ blood stream without an intravenous line.
The LMA MADgic Airway™ Intubating Airway with Mucosal Atomization and Oxygen Delivery, the most innovative choice to create a temporary airway to facilitate fiber-optic intubation. For your difficult and awake airways requiring a fiber-optic scope, the LMA MADgic Airway™ can come to the rescue, combining atomized topical anesthetic and oxygen delivery in an innovative and elegantly designed fiber-optic oral airway.
The LMA MADgic™ Laryngo-Tracheal Mucosal Atomization Device, the most versatile choice to administer medication across the entire upper airway and beyond the vocal cords. For all of your difficult and awake intubations, bronchoscopies, transesophageal echocardiograms and endoscopies. The LMA MADomizer™ Refillable Bottle Atomizer, the simple, effective and targeted topical medication delivery system that eliminates the risk of cross-contamination. The LMA MADomizer™ is safe, effective and customizable to the individual needs of your patients.
The LMA MADdy™ Pediatric Mucosal Atomization Device, the ideal pediatric device to deliver topical solutions across the nasal and oropharyngeal mucous membranes.
The LMA MADgicWand™ Pharyngeal Tissue Retractor/Atomizer, helps to reduce the stress of fiber-optic intubation by providing thorough, precise topical anesthetic deposition.
The LMA MADett™ Endotracheal Mucosal Atomization Device, delivers atomized medication beyond the ETT tip, resulting in more rapid and higher peak blood levels than nebulized or endotracheally injected medication.
The JED™ Jaw Elevation Device by Hypnoz. Designed as a hands-free solution for MAC airway maintenance, the JED™ helps clinicians maintain an open airway during any procedure in which a patient is sedated and the airway may become compromised. This externally applied, noninvasive device assists the user in performing an optimal jaw thrust, eliminating the need for the clinician to manually maintain a jaw thrust during the procedure. The JED™ may be left in place following the procedure, providing an open airway until sedation wears off.
The LMA Supreme™ is the first and only single-use LMA with a built-in drain tube designed to channel fluid and gas safely away from the airway. The carefully tested design facilitates easy insertion. With its advanced features, the LMA Supreme™ is an effective alternative to an endotracheal tube (ETT) in many cases. Now available in pediatric sizes 1 and 2 for neonates/infants from 5 kg to 20 kg.
The McGRATH® Series 5 and HLDi video laryngoscopes are fully portable and are designed to provide a clear view of the vocal cords during intubation. A small camera with a powerful light source is located at the distal end of the blade. Once a clear image of the vocal cords and surrounding anatomy is obtained, a standard ETT is then guided by the clinician through the vocal cords and into the larynx while viewed in real time on the color video display. The units have no external cables and operate on a single AA battery. The McGRATH® Series 5 HLDi video laryngoscope is the only video laryngoscope that is entirely waterproof.
The LMA Classic™ is the original laryngeal mask airway. It is best suited for elective surgeries in patients who are breathing spontaneously and also is used with assisted and controlled ventilation.
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The LMA Classic Excel™ is an upgraded version of the original LMA Classic™. The improved design is reusable up to 60 times. A removable airway connector facilitates intubation in the case of an unforeseen airway complication. The LMA Classic Excel™ is a cost-efficient solution for your airway needs.
The LMA Unique™ is a single-use version of the LMA Classic. It provides the same reliability and ease of insertion and is ideal for hospitals that have problems with lost equipment and cleaning concerns.
The reusable LMA ProSeal™ is designed to provide separation of the respiratory and alimentary tracts and higher seal pressures, with no increase in mucosal pressures. The patented risk-reduction features mean wider application of LMA benefits to more patients.
The LMA Flexible™ is designed for head, neck and upper torso procedures, available in either single use or reusable. The highly flexible wire-reinforced airway may be positioned away from the surgical field without loss of seal, and has been shown to better protect the trachea and esophagus from descending blood and secretions than can an ETT.
The LMA Fastrach™ is a rescue airway that facilitates continuous ventilation during and between intubation attempts. It can be used in anticipated or unexpected difficult airway situations. It is available as a reusable or as a cost-effective single-use option that is ideal for crash carts.
Services and Education
LMA North America is committed to clinical education and invests significant resources to educate clinicians through airway seminars, visiting lecturer programs and hands-on workshops. The company supports anesthesia research through organizations such as the Society for Airway Management, the ASA and the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation.
LMA North America provides grants and other support to teaching hospitals. The company supplements these activities with an extensive library of clinical articles and instructional materials on its Web site and in multimedia formats.
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