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When Seconds Count: Reinventing Airway Management

When Seconds Count: Reinventing Airway Management

Update: 2025-10-15
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What if a simple design shift could save lives in the most chaotic environments?

In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, Dr. Irena King, neuroscientist, engineer, and CEO of Surgicure Technologies, shares how she's transforming emergency airway management with the Horseshoe—a novel device born out of battlefield necessity and refined through deep clinical collaboration. Irena reveals the hard lessons of product design, the power of listening to frontline providers, and the importance of adapting for both civilian and military use. From trauma bays to transport units, this episode is a masterclass in building devices that work when seconds—and lives—are on the line.

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When Seconds Count: Reinventing Airway Management

When Seconds Count: Reinventing Airway Management

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