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The LMA Protector provides a high pharyngeal seal. Uncommon for laryngeal masks its pharyngeal seal is not affected by the extension of the patient's neck. As a second generation supraglottic airway which is also suitable for simplified fiberscopic guided tracheal intubation, the LMA Protector could be considered as a supraglottic airway of the third generation.
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