TheYankauer suction tip (/jeɪŋˈkaʊr/)[1] is anoralsuctioning tool used in medical procedures. It is typically a firm plastic suction tip with a large opening surrounded by a bulbous head and is designed to allow effective suction without damaging surroundingtissue. This tool is used to suctionoropharyngeal secretions in order to preventaspiration. A Yankauer can also be used to clear operative sites during surgical procedures and its suctioned volume counted as blood loss duringsurgery.
Developed around 1907 by AmericanotolaryngologistSidney Yankauer (1872–1932), the Yankauer suction instrument has become the most common medical suction instrument in the world.[2]
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