Anesthesiologists, EMTs and other intubators, rejoice! Covidien has just announced the world wide release of a new line of endotracheal tubes called Mallinckrodt™ TaperGuard™. Designed to “substantially” reduce the risk of microaspirations thanks to its taper-shaped cuff, the tubes come in two models: TaperGuard™ and TaperGuard™ Evac (shown in the picture).
More details in the press release…
Product page: TaperGuard…
Covidien Announces Global Launch of Mallinckrodt TaperGuard Line of ETTubes
October 21st, 2009 
Medgadget Editors Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Military Medicine