As a recognition for the support against the COVID-19 pandemic, the Medical School of São Paulo University (FMUSP) and FMUSP Hospital das Clínicas (Clinical Hospital) honoured Avibras in a ceremony hosted in São Paulo, in November. The company, represented by Eduardo Leonetti (pictured – third from left to right), institutional relations, received a trophy given as appreciation for the videolaryngoscope kits donated in the first semester of 2021. In addition to Avibras, other 300 partners contributed to Hospital das Clínicas.

Participated in the ceremony the São Paulo State Health Secretary, Jean Gorinchteyn; executive secretary of São Paulo State Health Secretariat, Eduardo Ribeiro Adriano; FMUSP director and chairman of the HCFMUSP deliberative council, Tarcísio Eloy Pessoa de Barros Filho; HCFMUSP clinic director Eloisa Bonfá; and HCFMUSP superintendent, Antonio José Rodrigues Pereira.

Our technology – In April this year, Avibras donated 30 videolaryngoscope kits to Hospital das Clínicas of São Paulo, benefiting Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of nearly 20 hospitals of the network.

Developed by Avibras in partnership with Protec, medical equipment supplier, and homologated by the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA), the videolaryngoscope is essential to prevent the contamination of doctors and their team during the intubation of patients.

For this project, Avibras and Protec received the support of the Bronchoscopy and Pneumology medical team of Hospital das Clínicas and Doctor Andre Chiga from Hospital São Francisco in Jacarei.

The project consists in 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, optimizing time and preventing 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 addition, the equipment facilitates the work of professionals new to the procedure.

The videolaryngoscope kit is composed of the equipment, an acrylic protection box to support the intubation procedure, and a tablet support. Besides Hospital das Clínicas, hospitals in Jacarei, São José dos Campos and Lorena received the kits.