Device to deliver lidocaine to the trachea.

Design Award

• Tong Biomedical Design Award Winner

News About this Project

• Company: STELA Medical, LLC: Selectable Endotracheal Lidocaine Applicator (2014)
• Grant: Inaugural MadWorks Initiative (2014)
• News: Anesthesia Applicator Device Wins Perkins Coie's $10,000 Award at University of Wisconsin-Madison 2014 Innovative Minds Challenge (May 19, 2014)
• Award: 1st Place, Innovative Minds Perkins Coie's Award (May 9, 2014)
• Award: 2nd Place, G. Steven Burrill Business Plan (April 2014)
• Presentation: A Universal Selectable Endotracheal Lidocaine Applicator, Poster, Society for Airway Management (SAM) annual meeting, Philadelphia (September 21, 2013)

Project Overview

The placement of an endotracheal tube for airway maintenance during general anesthesia and its presence during emergence can result in adverse patient effects, including hypertension, tachycardia, tachyarrhythmia, increased intracranial and intraocular pressures, coughing, and oropharyngolaryngeal complaints (e.g. sore throat). The topical application of tracheal lidocaine reduces the incidence and severity of these events. Current applicators, however, are not ideal for use with recently developed videolaryngoscopy systems/devices. Our goal is to design a lidocaine applicator that can be used along with current technology and satisfy client requirements.

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Contact Information

Team Members

• Terah Hennick - Team Leader
• Katherine Baldwin - Communicator
• Alyssa Mitchell - BSAC
• James Dorrance - BWIG

Advisor and Client

• Mitchell Tyler - Advisor
• Dr. Richard Galgon - Client
• Dr. George Arndt - Alternate Contact

Related Projects

• Spring 2013: Endotracheal Lidocaine Applicator (ELA)
• Fall 2012: Endotracheal lidocaine applicator for use during videolayngoscopy