Penlon Launch New MRI Laryngoscope Range

Penlon has launched a new and improved range of laryngoscope blades and handle designed for use in the magnetic resonance (MR) environment. The Penlon MRI Green System Laryngoscope Range provides clinicians with the ability to safely intubate patients in a static magnetic field up to 1000 gauss/cm.

Penlon MRI Green System Laryngoscope Range are tested and certified to be MR-conditional in 1.5 and 3 Tesla MRI scanners up to the 1000 gauss line. The new range of laryngoscopes includes Macintosh, Miller and new Robertshaw and Seward blade patterns. In addition to this, Penlon McCoy Laryngoscope blades are now available as an MR-conditional blade for the first time. The range includes a standard size handle with an LED light bulb and MR-conditional alkaline batteries.

Craig Thompson, Penlon’s Product Manager, said

The Penlon MRI Green System Laryngoscope Range is another step forward in Penlon’s portfolio of products designed for use in the MRI environment. As well as new blade patterns and improved operating conditions, the new MRI Green System Laryngoscope Range uses alkaline battery technology. These new batteries make it easier to ship Penlon MRI Green System Laryngoscopes to facilities that need them, no matter where they are around the globe.

The Penlon MRI Green System Laryngoscope Range is available to order now, comes with Penlon’s standard laryngoscope guarantee and provides excellent value-for-money for facilities that need the ability to perform intubations in the MRI suite.