Dog v-gel Advanced (AVG-8 series)

The first ever supraglottic airway devices for dogs are HERE – and they are even better than you imagined!

Dog v-gel® Advanced. Supraglottic Airway Devices (SGADs) are widely used during human anaesthesia and resuscitation. An SGAD is an alternative to an endotracheal tube, used to deliver anaesthetic gases and/or oxygen to anaesthetised patients. Designed to sit in the pharynx, they avoid many of the problems caused by ET tubes such as laryngeal and tracheal trauma. They are also quick and easy to place and are useful for emergency resuscitation. v-gel® devices are the first veterinary species-specific SGADs, currently used all over the world in cats and rabbits. v-gel® devices are suitable for a wide variety of procedures, including dental work.

Same great benefits of the original v-gel® cat and v-gel® rabbit devices but BETTER!

NEW to Dog v-gel® advanced

• Gastric channel - with insertion of oesophageal or gastric tube, allows for greater protection and management of reflux/regurgitation and aspiration.
• Single use human medicine standards of hygiene.

Plus original features of v-gel® cat and v-gel® rabbit devices

• Anatomical matching features combined with a soft material to give a high quality pressure seal.
• Suited to ventilated as well as spontaneously breathing patients.
• Avoids laryngeal and tracheal trauma, which means safer anaesthetics and comfortable patient recoveries.
• Fast, easy, safe and stress-free insertions.
• No post-operative coughing or gagging.
• Low airway resistance due to the large airway channel within the device.
• High quality pressure seal restricting leakage of volatile anaesthetic agents, thus improving health and safety for staff.
• Tip inserts into the upper oesophagus to help prevent and manage regurgitation of stomach contents.
• Safer, smoother recoveries.
• Ideal for safer dental procedures.
• Suitable for all patients including brachycephalics.

Reflux/Regurgitation in Dogs during Anaesthesia

• Reflux and regurgitation during anaesthesia is much more common than many people think as they are not seeing it!

  • Reflux – 16 – 55% (Raptoulos and Galatos 1997)

  • Regurgitation – 6 – 15% (Wilson et al. 2006)

• Consequences of reflux regurgitation can be

  • Mild – oesophagitis in recovery period

  • Severe – oesophageal stricture, aspiration pneumonia

• Gastric channel in v-gel® can be used both to detect and treat (by flushing) reflux/regurgitation

Sizing guide:

Size D3

• Brachycephalic 6-10kg

• Mesocephalic 4-7kg

• Dolichocephalic 2-4kg

Size D4

• Brachycephalic 9-15kg

• Mesocephalic 6-10kg

• Dolichocephalic 4-7kg

Size D5

• Brachycephalic 14-20kg

• Mesocephalic 9-15kg

• Dolichocephalic 6-10kg

Size D6

• Brachycephalic 19-26kg

• Mesocephalic 14-20kg

• Dolichocephalic 9-15kg

Sold individually or in a more economical box of 5. Designed to be single use, not autoclavable.