Side-by-side comparison of Oral Airways

Used to prevent an unconscious patient’s tongue from covering his or her epiglottis and preventing normal breathing, oral airways are good to have on hand during surgical procedures or in case of a medical emergency. Also known as oropharyngeal airways, OPA or Guedel pattern airways, these devices are often disposable. Some oral airways are fabricated from latex, so it is important ask patients about allergies to avoid potential complications.


Company	Smiths Medical	CCR Medical, Inc.	Teleflex	CCR Medical, Inc.	Teleflex
Item	Guedel Airways	Berman Oral Airways	Cath-Guide Guedel Airways	Color Coded Guedel Oral Airways	Color-Coded Airways
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Description	This airway has smoothly rounded edges for improved patient comfort and maintains an unobstructed oro-pharynge during or following general anesthesia	Smooth flexible medical grade white low density polyethylene with reinforced block to prevent collapse.	Flexible vinyl with a rigid bite block. Guedel-style with three internal channels. Individually packaged, 48 per case. Latex Free.	Color Coded Guedel Oral Airways are individually bagged, latex free, and color Coded for size identification.	Guedel-style enclosed center channel. Semirigid, nontoxic polyethylene with color-coded bite block. Individually packaged, 48 per case. Latex Free.
Features	Design Of Nylon Bite-Block Facilitates Passage Of A Suction Catheter Rigid Bite-Block To Ensure Airway Integrity Single Use - Saves Time And Costs From Sterilization	Individually Bagged Smooth Flexible Medical Grade White Low Density Polyethylene With Reinforced Block To Prevent Collapse Single Use	Flexible Vinyl With A Reinforced Bite Block Guedel-Style With Three Internal Channels Individually Packaged	Individually Wrapped Latex Free Color Coded For Size Identification Bite Block Is Built In Economical Single Patient Use	Guedel-Style Enclosed Center Channel Semi-Rigid, Nontoxic Polyethylene With Color-Coded Bite Block Individually Packaged
Length	50 mm 60 mm 70 mm 90 mm 100 mm 110 mm	40 mm 50 mm 60 mm 70 mm 80 mm 90 mm 100 mm 110 mm	55 mm 60 mm 70 mm 80 mm 90 mm 100 mm 110 mm 120 mm	40 mm 50 mm 60 mm 70 mm 80 mm 90 mm 100 mm 110 mm	40 mm 50 mm 60 mm 70 mm 80 mm 90 mm 100 mm 110 mm
Approval	Worldwide	Worldwide	Worldwide	Worldwide	Worldwide
Latex Free	Not Available	Not Available	Yes	Yes	Yes
Reusable	No	No	No	No	No
Disposable	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Vented	Not Available	Both Vented And Non Vented	Not Available	Not Available	No
Get Info	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available