Yukari Takenaka

The PENTAX-AWS (AWS) is a rigid indirect video laryngoscope developed in Japan. The AWS consists of 2.4-inch full-color built-in monitor screen, a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera, and a PBLADE, a disposable blade designed by referring to computed tomography images of the pharynx and larynx of Japanese adults. Unlike conventional direct laryngoscopes, the PBLADE is formed in an "L" shape so as to fit the oropharyngeal anatomy, thus enabling the...