M.J.Peck and D.Alias
FPAbio, District of Columbia, United States
Keywords: Dynamic Airway Navigation, Airway Management, Endotracheal Intubation, Medical Device, Combat Casualty Care
Airway management remains one of the most technically demanding procedures in emergency, critical care, and combat casualty medicine. Conventional intubation stylets require removal and external reshaping whenever a different tube curvature is needed, interrupting the procedure and increasing clinician workload during high-stress airway management. The Novelet™ Sequential Stylet is a patented airway device that serves as the foundation for FPAbio’s Dynamic Airway Navigation™ platform. The device enables clinicians to dynamically modify the distal curvature of an endotracheal tube while the stylet remains inside the tube during advancement. This real-time steering capability allows sequential adjustment of tube trajectory without withdrawing or manually reshaping the stylet, providing greater procedural flexibility during difficult airway management while maintaining compatibility with existing clinical workflows. The platform is being developed for operating rooms, emergency departments, intensive care units, emergency medical services, and military Role 1 and Role 2 environments. Future platform capabilities include integrated oxygen delivery, medication administration, suction, physiologic sensing, visualization, and AI-assisted airway guidance. The Novelet™ is protected by an issued U.S. patent. Current development focuses on prototype refinement, manufacturability, simulated-use validation, regulatory planning, and commercialization for civilian and defense medical applications.