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Bougie: A thin cylinder of rubber, plastic, metal or another material that a physician inserts into or though a body passageway, such as the esophagus, to diagnose or treat a condition. A bougie may be used to widen a passageway, guide another instrument into a passageway, or dislodge an object.
InterGuide is a flexible tracheal tube introducer commonly known as a bougie. It allows positive location of the trachea and subsequent placement of the endotracheal tube in difficult airway situations. InterGuide is single use, latex free and supplied sterile in easy to open individual packs.