Endotracheal tubes

Shiley™ evac endotracheal tube with TaperGuard™ cuff

<p>The Shiley™ evac endotracheal tube with TaperGuard™ cuff technology incorporates evac technology for subglottic secretion drainage.</p>

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Manage secretions with advanced airway protection.

The Shiley™ evac endotracheal tube with TaperGuard™ cuff technology features an integrated suction lumen and evacuation port and provides a safe, convenient way to suction the subglottic area above the cuff. This technology, when used in conjunction with a VAP bundle, has been shown to reduce VAP by an average of 50%.1–3 

Discover the advantages of Taperguard™ cuff technology

The low-impact, low-pressure endotracheal tube

Endotracheal tubes with TaperGuard™ cuff technology have features that may help reduce the tracheal impact of intubation with a unique, taper-shaped cuff design that provides a smaller area of contact with the patient’s airway than traditional barrel-shaped cuffs.4  The unique TaperGuard™ cuff design:

  • Exerts 29% less pressure on the trachea4,5
  • Reduces intracuff pressure required to obtain an adequate seal compared to traditional cuffed tubes4,6
  • Provides more uniform pressure distribution than traditional cuffed tubes at equivalent intracuff pressures4,7
  • Reduces microaspiration by as much as 90% compared to traditional cuffed tubes4,7
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Shiley™ evac endotracheal tube with TaperGuard™ cuff

Item number ID (mm) OD (mm) Units per box
18860 6.0 9 10
18865 6.5 9.8 10
18870 7.0 10.4 10
18875 7.5 11.2 10
18880 8.0 11.8 10
18885 8.5 12.6 10
18890 9.0 13.1 10

Shiley™ evac endotracheal tube with TaperGuard™ cuff, with preloaded stylet

Item number ID (mm) OD (mm) Units per box
18860S 6.0 9 10
18865S 6.5 9.8 10
18870S 7.0 10.4 10
18875S 7.5 11.2 10
18880S 8.0 11.8 10
18885S 8.5 12.6 10
18890S 9.0 13.1 10

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  1. Muscedere J, Rewa O, McKechnie K, Jiang X, Laporta D, Heyland DK. Subglottic secretion drainage for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review and meta analysis. Crit Care Med. 2011;39(8):1985–1991.
  2. Pozuelo-Carrascosa DP, Herráiz-Adillo Á, Alvarez-Bueno C, Añón JM, Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Cavero-Redondo I. Subglottic secretion drainage for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: an overview of systematic reviews and an updated meta-analysis. Eur Respir Rev. 2020;29(155):190107. 
  3. Mahmoodpoor A, Hamishehkar H, Hamidi M, Shadvar K, Sanaie S, Golzari SE, Khan ZH, Nader ND. A prospective randomized trial of tapered-cuff endotracheal tubes with intermittent subglottic suctioning in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients. J Crit Care. 2017;38:152-156.
  4. Seegobin RD, van Hasselt GL. Endotracheal cuff pressure and tracheal mucosal blood flow: endoscopic study of effects of four large volume cuffs. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1984;288(6422):965–968.
  5. Lichtenthal PR, Wood L, Wong A, Borg U. Pressure applied to tracheal wall by barrel and taper shaped cuffs. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. 2011:A1054. 
  6. Guard endotracheal tube intracuff pressure increase is less than that of the Hi-Lo tube during nitrous oxide exposure: a model trachea study. Anesth Analg. 2013;116: 609–612.