Macintosh laryngoscope • LITFL • Medical Eponym Library | 合法醫療器材資訊網

In 1943, Sir Robert Reynolds Macintosh[1] (1897–1989) discovered the principle of indirect elevation of the epiglottis and developed the laryngoscope which bears his name.

The Macintosh laryngoscope has a curved blade which allows exposure of the larynx by positioning the tip in the vallecula, anterior to the epiglottis, lifting it out of view.

Macintosh originally designed the laryngoscope to facilitate intubation in unparalyzed patients. In spite of enormous subsequent changes in anaesthetic practice, the Macintosh laryngoscope continues to dominate more than 60 years after its key indication become obsolete.

the Macintosh laryngoscope…probably the most successful ‘durable’ in the history of anaesthesia to date.

This laryngoscope is designed to lessen the difficulty o...