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Fig. 2

From: Endotracheal intubation in rabbits using a video laryngoscope with a modified blade

Fig. 2

Laryngoscope blade. a Modified (left) and original blade (right); b modified video laryngoscope blade; c the blade in front of the lens and d size of modified blade: width 1 cm, length 1 cm). A McGrath MAC #1 blade (a) (right) is too wide to insert into a rabbit’s mouth, so the wing was cut off (for a blade size of ~ 1 cm) with a cutting machine (28,170 Mini bend saw; PROXXON, Japan) and the edge was smoothed with a grinder (Dremel 8220; Bosch Poser Tools, the Netherlands) (b). To secure the field of view, anti-fogging solution (Fig. 3f, SWAVE Anti-fog solution, 10 mL; GANA, Pusan, Korea) was applied to the blade in front of the lens (c), (d)

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