Anesthesia

Ramped patient positioning for induction, intubation, and airway management, especially when body habitus makes a consistent head, neck, and torso setup harder to achieve.

Ramped positioning elevates the upper body so the anesthesia team can align the ear-to-sternal notch axis for easier laryngoscopy and mask ventilation. It's especially helpful for patients with larger body habitus. Setup depends on the patient, so follow your airway protocol and the product IFU.

The Troop Elevation Pillow is a foam positioning device that ramps the patient's upper body to help align the ear-to-sternal notch axis for laryngoscopy, mask ventilation, and other airway management. Troop is a family of products that includes elevation pillows, pillow additions, head cradles, reusable and disposable configurations, and single-use barrier covers.

Both. Ramped airway-positioning pillows come in reusable and disposable configurations, and many are paired with single-use barrier covers or head cradles. BoneFoam's Troop family, for example, offers reusable pillows, disposable configurations, disposable head cradles, and single-use covers. Check the product page for reuse limitations and cleaning instructions.

Ramped positioning is the standard approach. Elevating the upper body helps align the ear-to-sternal notch axis, which supports laryngoscopy and mask ventilation in patients with larger body habitus. BoneFoam's Troop family is a common choice for this. Every case is individualized, so follow the current product IFU and your airway-management protocol.

Both options work with most BoneFoam positioning systems. You can buy a full system for a new setup, or add head cradles, pillow additions, covers, or replacements to an existing one. Just confirm compatibility in the eIFU before mixing components.