i-scoop | The intubation scoop

The future of airway management - Built for everyday practice and demanding scenarios alike

The i-scoop, a single, anatomy-guided pathway with continuous vision. One device that aligns seeing and acting directly close to the laryngeal inlet, built for everyday practice and demanding scenarios alike.

Similar to a laryngeal mask, the i-scoop is inserted anatomy-guided without a blade. A finely controllable epiglottis lifter gently opens the laryngeal inlet with minimal force and very low stimulus.

Unlike conventional video laryngoscopes, opening the airways by elevating the epiglottis is independent of (1) dual optics, (2) the tube guidance channel, and (3) integrated dual suction. So the optimal subepiglottic position right in front of the laryngeal inlet can be reliably maintained for all three.

This enables seeing and acting on one line and facilitates straightforward, stylet-free intubation.

The i-scoop is designed to achieve an 'easy' intubation as defined by the VIDIAC score's scientifically validated criteria. It also supports safe, vision-guided tube placement in line with international recommendations from the Project for Universal Management of Airways (PUMA).

The automatically positioned dual-suction system further enhances patient safety by integrating airway control and airway decontamination in one device.

Key design features

• Bladeless, anatomy-guided insertion
• Low force, minimal soft-tissue trauma
• Subepiglottic placement of dual optics and tube-guiding bar
• Best possible close-up laryngeal view from two perspectives
• Stylet-free, vision-guided intubation
• Dual suction automatically positioned at the oesophageal inlet

The i-scoop closes the safety gap by integrating airway control and airway decontamination in one device. Built for everyday practice and demanding scenarios alike.

WAMM 2025 Highlights:
i-scoop in Practice

Clinical Poster Presentation

First clinical experience with the novel videolaryngoscope i-scoop during spontaneous breathing and conscious sedation
By Prof. Dr. Konstantinos Raymondos
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Germany | Source: respiration.eu
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Innovation Village Video Presentations

Below you can rewatch the intuitive intubation demonstrations with the i-scoop, presented under analgosedation and spontaneous breathing. | Source: respiration.eu

5-minute version

10-minute version

These videos were recorded as part of the Innovation Village at the Annual Congress of the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI), held in Kassel, Germany, on September 19, 2025.

Usage in Europe

The i-scoop has been validated in routine clinical use by selected practitioners in major hospitals across Europe in over 800 patients, with ongoing evaluation and reporting.

Conferences & Publications

• World Airway Management Meeting (WAMM) - Florence, 7 Nov 2025: early clinical experience in spontaneous breathing to be presented.
• The concept and its potential for a new standard of safer airway management in spontaneous breathing were presented at the Innovation Village during the Annual Congress of the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI) in Kassel, Germany, 19 Sep 2025
• Early, encouraging results from a heterogeneous cohort of over 100 anaesthetized patients were presented in the 'Best-of-the-Best' session at the 7th European Airway Congress of the European Airway Management Society (EAMS) in Baveno, Italy, 7 Oct 2023.
• Anaesthesia - journal article: Manikin study comparing the i-scoop with channelled and non-channelled videolaryngoscopes in simulated normal and difficult airways.

Patents

Patents for the i-scoop are granted in the EU, US, and China; further patents pending.

Products

i-scoop 200: version with an epiglottis lifter, a 15.6″ trolley-mounted monitor, and accessories; market introduction targeted from late 2025 / 2026. Pré-launch inquiries are welcome.