The Air-41 Airway Model is a high-fidelity, modular 3D training model engineered for advanced airway management simulation. Designed in collaboration with leading ENT specialists, it provides a highly realistic platform for teaching, demonstrating, and practising a comprehensive range of airway access methods.

It replicates the nasal cavity, oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, and proximal trachea in accurate anatomical proportions. The model is designed for hands-on training in endoscopic airway assessment, balloon dilation procedures, and laryngoscopy technique

Supported procedures and interventions

The Air-41 airway model allows trainees to develop the fine motor skills required for safe and effective airway management. Supported techniques include:

• Rigid and flexible bronchoscopy
• Suspension laryngoscopy
• Supraglottic airway (LMA) insertion
• Balloon dilation
• Stent placement

Flexible modular design

To replicate true-to-life conditions, the model features visible ventilation via inflatable balloons and simulates tracheal stenosis at multiple levels. Its versatile, modular design allows instructors to easily swap replaceable tracheal sections to recreate different pathological scenarios. This enables trainees to fully understand the complexities of airway obstruction and confidently execute a variety of interventions.

Uses for the Air-41 Airway Model

Lightweight and durable, the model is ideal for:

• Training workshops and medical simulation centres
• Skills assessment and competency-based learning
• Product demonstrations for airway devices and instruments

With its blend of anatomical realism, modular flexibility, and educational value, the Air-41 Airway Model brings airway training to a new level of precision and engagement.

Optional add-on: Eustachian Tube Soft Tissue Insert

The Air-41 is available with an optional upgraded soft tissue insert that includes anatomically accurate bilateral Eustachian tube (ET) orifices. This add-on is designed for institutions and companies wishing to expand their simulation curriculum to include Eustachian tube dilation training alongside the standard tracheal airway training scenarios.

About the Eustachian Tube Insert

The ET insert is a direct replacement for the standard soft tissue section. It preserves all the features of the standard insert — nasal passages, oral cavity, oropharynx, and larynx — while adding bilateral Eustachian tube orifices within the nasopharynx. The orifices are dimensioned to accommodate commercially available ET balloon dilators and to allow confident scope navigation to the tubal opening.

• Anatomically accurate bilateral ET orifices positioned within the nasopharynx
• Compatible with 0° and 30° rigid Hopkins rod telescopes for direct visualisation
• Suitable depth and calibre to accommodate standard ET balloon dilators
• All standard nasal, oral, and laryngeal anatomy retained from the standard insert
• Inserted and removed using the same technique as the standard soft tissue section (see Section 2)

Supported training scenarios

With the ET insert in place, the following training scenarios can be conducted:

• Endoscopic identification and localisation of the Eustachian tube orifice via transnasal rigid endoscopy
• Navigation of a balloon dilator catheter to the ET orifice under direct 0° or 30° Hopkins rod vision
• Balloon Eustachian tuboplasty (BET) technique — catheter advancement, positioning, and staged inflation
• Graded balloon inflation under continuous endoscopic monitoring
• Bilateral ET dilation training in a single session
• Combined ET and airway simulation using both scopes in sequence