A variation, the Polio Macintosh, is mounted at 135° to the handle.

The Polio Macintosh was designed to allow intubation in patients confined to iron lung ventilators.

Question: When might the Polio blade be clinically useful today?

Answer

A variation, the Polio Macintosh, is mounted at 135° to the handle.

The Polio Macintosh was designed to allow intubation in patients confined to iron lung ventilators.

Question: When might the Polio blade be clinically useful today?

Answer: It might be useful today in those patients where insertion of a standard Macintosh blade is problematic, e.g. barrel-chested patients or those with enlarged breast tissue.