Device Category Dossier

Cricothyrotomy kit, single-use

Device Category Dossier for Cricothyrotomy kit, single-use. Australian ARTG records, sponsors, device class — compiled by arcimedes.

Cricothyrotomy kits are preassembled devices including a cricothyrotomy tube, needle, flexible extension tubing with connectors, syringe, neck band, and scalpel , which create an incision through the skin and the cricothyroid membrane for emergency airway access . These devices are intended for temporarily securing the airway in case of upper airway obstruction in adults and children in emergency interventions when all other attempts to ventilate have failed .