ROTIGS
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ROTIGS is a medical device that facilitates intubation.
History
The name ROTIGS is an acronym for Rapid Oral Tracheal Intubation Guidance System. ROTIGS was invented by Brad Napier, an Otolaryngologist, in 2007. The device is currently being tested at several universities in the United States. ROTIGS is patent pending in The United States, Japan and the European Union. ROTIGS functions as a bite block and a mechanical guide for transoral intubation. In particular, ROTIGS facilitates awake intubations in ways that existing oral airways do not.[citation needed]
Significance
The device provides a new tool for the management of difficult airways and it facilitates Awake Minimally Invasive Bronchoscopic Intubation (AMIBI). ROTIGS uses a new approach to managing difficult airways.[citation needed] The design several medical applications beyond its original intended use as an appliance to allow awake intubation.[citation needed]
Medical applications
ROTIGS is a transoral appliance that facilitates awake transoral bronchoscopic intubation, laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, and esophagoscopy. Rotigs consists of a mouthpiece, bite block, and guidance tube. The mouthpiece and integral bite block keeps the device centered and allows a midline bronchoscopic approach to the larynx. The device does not rest on the tongue and does not cause gagging. By creating a gag free approach to the larynx, ROTIGS facilitates safe, awake, guided transoral intubation for the infrequent endoscopist.[citation needed]
