Airway Clearance

Mucus Extractors are sterile, single-use handheld suction devices designed for the rapid clearance of secretions from the oral cavity, pharynx, and trachea, with distinct configurations for neonatal and adult populations. Neonatal/infant extractors feature soft, flexible, small-diameter tips with low suction capacity (30-60 mL) to minimize trauma to delicate airways. Adult/universal extractors (Yank Auer) are rigid, large-bore, angled devices with multiple suction eyes and high-flow capacity (150-300 mL) for rapid clearance of blood, vomitus, and thick secretions. Select models incorporate sterile specimen traps for collection of respiratory secretions for microbiological analysis. Critical safety requirements include strict limitation of suction duration (≤10 seconds; ≤5 seconds in neonates), avoidance of excessive suction pressure (neonates ≤80 mmHg), use of non-traumatic multiple-eye tips for vulnerable patients, and absolute single-use protocol. An indispensable airway device in neonatal resuscitation, pediatric care, emergency medicine, and perioperative settings.