Vizient bestowed its 2017 Innovative Technology designation on Teleflex's LMA Gastro Airway medical device.
Here's what you should know:
1. The LMA Gastro Airway is a laryngeal mask that enables physicians to proactively manage patients' airways while allowing for direct endoscopic access through an integrated channel.
2. The device monitors end tidal carbon dioxide.
3. Vizinet awarded Teleflex the distinction based on the feedback of 1,500 clinical experts who attended the Vizient Innovative Technology Exchange in Denver Sept. 14.