AN AIRWAY AID FOR
OBESE PATIENTS
Improves O.R. Time Efficiency
(facilitates 1st pass intubation)
Improves Patient Safety
Lowers Risk
BAD AIRWAY POSITIONING
(6'0" | 375 Lbs patient)
AIRWAY AXES MISALIGNED ON
HEAD CRADLE ONLY
GOOD AIRWAY POSITIONING
(same patient)
ON TROOP ELEVATION PILLOW + HEAD CRADLE
AIRWAY AXES BEGINNING TO ALIGN
TROOP ELEVATION PILLOW (2 SET)
THE BASE UNIT
ELEVATION PILLOW
HEAD CRADLE
USED FOR THE MAJORITY OF OBESE / MORBIDLY OBESE PATIENTS UP TO APPROXIMATELY 450 LBS
TROOP ELEVATION PILLOW (3 SET)
POSITIONING
WHY PAY ATTENTION TO
DO IT FOR THE OBESE PATIENT:
- EASE OF BREATHING
- BETTER PRE-OXYGENATION
- GOOD POSITIONING COMPLIMENTS GEA & REGIONAL CASES
DO IT FOR THE ANESTHESIA PROVIDER:
- EASE OF BREATHING = LESS ANXIOUS OBESE PATIENT
- BETTER PRE-02 = INCREASED DESATURATION SAFETY PERIOD
- EASIER TO MASK VENTILATE
- FACILITATES 1ST PASS SUCCESSFUL INTUBATION (GOOD POSITIONING COMPLIMENTS ALL FORMS OF AIRWAY MANAGEMENT ... DL, GLIDESCOPE, AIRTRAQ ETC.)
TEP = EASY / STABLE / PREDICTABLE (RESULT)
- MEANT TO REPLACE A STACK OF BLANKETS
- "BLESSING OF THE BLANKETS" (BUT) TODAY'S OBESE PATIENTS = A STACK OF UNSTABLE BLANKETS
JUST ADJUST THE O.R. TABLE:
- NOT GOOD ENOUGH
- THE AIRWAY AXES DO NOT CHANGE
- YOU CANNOT ADJUST THE CYSTOSCOPY TABLE
THE TROOP ELEVATION PILLOW QUICKLY ACHIEVES:
H.E.L.P. (HEAD ELEVATED LARYNGOSCOPY POSITION)
THIS IS A MUCH IMPROVED "STARTING POSITION" FOR AIRWAY MANAGEMENT...A POSITION OF STRENGTH!
HEAD CRADLE
THE ADDITION
THE BASE UNIT
ELEVATION PILLOW
USED FOR PATIENTS OVER 450 LBS OR BMI > 50
LOWER THE RISK FOR YOUR NEXT DIFFICULT AIRWAY...
(OBESE / MORBIDLY OBESE / OSA PATIENTS)
The Troop Elevation Pillow ®
The Troop Airway Elevation Pillow Device ®
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Patent # 6,751,818 B2 June 22, 2004
Patent # 7,077,141 B2 July 18, 2006