Smiths Medical 35W055 - TUBE ENDOTRACHEAL ORAL/NASAL CUFFED 5.5MM ID MAGILL SILICONE STAINLESS STEEL REINFORCED

The Smiths Medical 35W055 Endotracheal Tube is a cuffed, reinforced airway device designed for oral or nasal intubation. It features a 5.5 mm internal diameter, a flexible silicone construction, and stainless steel reinforcement intended to help resist kinking and maintain airway patency during procedures where the patients head or neck may be repositioned.

Its Magill-style configuration supports controlled airway management in operating rooms, procedural settings, and other clinical environments requiring a secure artificial airway. The inflatable cuff helps create a seal within the trachea for positive-pressure ventilation and may reduce leakage around the tube when correctly positioned and inflated.

Key Benefits

• 5.5 mm internal diameter supports appropriately selected patients requiring a smaller airway tube.
• Suitable for oral or nasal intubation based on clinical requirements.
• Stainless steel reinforcement helps reduce the risk of tube kinking or compression.
• Flexible silicone construction supports atraumatic positioning and procedural adaptability.
• Inflatable cuff helps establish a controlled tracheal seal for ventilation.
• Magill-style design supports standard intubation and airway-management techniques.
• Designed for use by qualified healthcare professionals in monitored clinical settings.

Compatibility and Applications

The Smiths Medical 35W055 reinforced cuffed endotracheal tube is intended for connection to compatible breathing circuits, anesthesia systems, manual resuscitation devices, and mechanical ventilators using the supplied or specified airway connector. Compatibility should always be confirmed with the equipment manufacturers instructions and the healthcare facilitys airway-management protocols.

Typical applications may include general anesthesia, controlled ventilation, head and neck procedures, maxillofacial surgery, dental surgery, neurosurgical procedures, and other situations in which conventional endotracheal tubing may be vulnerable to bending or external compression. The appropriate tube size, insertion route, and clinical application must be determined by a trained clinician.

Usage Guidelines

Inspect the packaging and device before use. Do not use the tube if the package is damaged, opened, or past the stated expiration date. Confirm the correct product reference, internal diameter, cuff integrity, connector security, and tube condition before beginning the procedure.

Intubation must be performed by a qualified healthcare professional using an appropriate technique and suitable visualization equipment. After placement, verify the tube position using accepted clinical methods, which may include direct visualization, chest movement, auscultation, capnography, oxygen saturation monitoring, and imaging when clinically indicated.

Inflate the cuff only to the minimum pressure required to create an effective seal. Cuff pressure should be measured and monitored with an appropriate manometer in accordance with institutional policy. Secure the tube carefully and reassess its position after patient movement, repositioning, transport, or changes in the breathing circuit.

Certifications and Safety Standards

The Smiths Medical 35W055 should be used in accordance with the current manufacturer labeling, applicable regulatory requirements, and the healthcare facilitys airway-management procedures. Product availability, regulatory status, packaging configuration, and certification information may vary by market.

Before use, review the product packaging and official instructions for use for applicable standards, sterility information, material details, contraindications, warnings, storage requirements, and disposal instructions. Healthcare facilities should confirm that the device is approved for the intended use in their jurisdiction.

Comparison with Competitors

Compared with standard non-reinforced endotracheal tubes, the Smiths Medical 35W055 incorporates stainless steel reinforcement to provide greater resistance to kinking and external compression. This feature can be advantageous during procedures involving unusual patient positioning, restricted surgical access, or movement of the head and neck.

Its silicone construction may provide greater flexibility than some conventional polyvinyl chloride airway tubes. However, clinicians should compare internal diameter, external diameter, cuff design, reinforcement characteristics, connector type, insertion route, and manufacturer instructions when selecting among available endotracheal tube options.

Typical User Profile and Application Scenarios

This reinforced cuffed endotracheal tube is intended for use by anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists, anesthetic practitioners, emergency physicians, critical care clinicians, respiratory therapists, and other trained airway-management professionals.

Potential clinical settings include hospital operating rooms, ambulatory surgery centers, intensive care units, emergency departments, specialty surgical facilities, and procedural suites. The 5.5 mm size may be selected for patients whose anatomy and clinical condition require this specific internal diameter, based on professional assessment.

Best Practices for Use and Maintenance

• Confirm the prescribed tube size and route before opening the package.
• Inspect the cuff, inflation line, pilot balloon, connector, and reinforced tube body before use.
• Use appropriate lubrication and insertion techniques permitted by the manufacturer.
• Avoid contact with sharp instruments that could puncture the cuff or damage the silicone tube.
• Verify placement immediately after intubation and after any patient repositioning.
• Monitor cuff pressure regularly and avoid excessive cuff inflation.
• Secure the tube without creating excessive pressure on the patients skin or airway structures.
• Follow the manufacturers instructions regarding single-patient use, replacement, storage, and disposal.

Regulatory and Safety Information

The Smiths Medical 35W055 is a professional airway-management device that should only be used by clinicians trained in endotracheal intubation, ventilation, and emergency airway procedures. Incorrect tube selection, placement, cuff inflation, or fixation may result in airway trauma, inadequate ventilation, aspiration, unplanned extubation, tissue injury, hypoxia, or other serious complications.

Continuous patient monitoring is required while the tube is in use. Always maintain access to appropriate airway-rescue equipment and follow established clinical protocols. Do not modify the device or use it for purposes not described in the current manufacturer instructions. Dispose of the used device in accordance with applicable medical-waste regulations and institutional infection-control policies.

How to Order

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