Continuing with the support actions against COVID-19, Avibras donated on Monday, 05/10, nine videolaryngoscope kits to the city of Jacareí, which will distribute them among the city hospitals.  The equipment, developed by Avibras in partnership with Protec (medical equipment supplier), is essential to prevent the contamination of the doctors and their team during the intubation of patients.  

The project includes the transformation of the laryngoscope into a videolaryngoscope by adapting the Protec equipment using a camera with LED lights and a screen to provide an enhanced view of the larynx and vocal chords through a live video.

The camera is connected to a tablet, which runs an application developed by Avibras, to show the recorded images and guide the doctor during the procedure reducing the workload and the chances of errors when intubating the patient.

The doctor follows the procedure through the screen, keeping a safe distance from the patient, avoiding a possible contamination.

In conjunction with the videolaryngoscope, the kit is also composed by the acrylic protection box to support the intubation procedure and the tablet support.

To accomplish this project, Avibras and Protec had the support from the Bronchoscopy and Pneumology Medical Team of the Hospital das Clínicas of Sao Paulo and Doctor Andre Chiga from Hospital Sao Francisco of Jacareí.  

The initiative was achievable thanks to the emergency standards published by ANVISA (National Health Surveillance Agency), which loosened the mandatory license for companies that do not usually supply medical equipment so that it was possible to contribute with the combat actions against COVID-19. As the technical responsible party before ANVISA, Protec offered technical consulting, ensuring the compliance of the project with the standards and register of the product.

Other cities, such as Sao Jose dos Campos and Lorena, will also receive the kits within the next few weeks.