McCoy Flexible Tip Fiber Optic Blade 1 (Ref DI-105-01) — Size 1 paediatric/small-adult laryngoscope blade, 92mm × 71mm working dimensions. The McCoy lever-controlled flexible-tip mechanism provides up to 90° of distal tip articulation, improving epiglottis manipulation in difficult intubations.
The McCoy flexible-tip blade was developed by Dr W.J. McCoy in 1993 as a modification of the standard Macintosh curved blade. Where the Macintosh relies on the surgeon’s wrist angle alone to manipulate the epiglottis, the McCoy adds a lever on the handle that flexes the distal 25mm of the blade tip through 90°, allowing real-time epiglottis elevation without altering the overall blade angle. The flexible tip has become the standard rescue blade for difficult intubations where standard Macintosh patterns fail to expose the cords.
| Size | 1 (infant / small adult) |
| Blade length | 92 mm |
| Blade width | 71 mm |
| Light system | 3 mm Fiber Optic · 5,000 individual micro-fibers |
| Handle | Fiber Optic · requires 2 × C-size batteries |
| Standard | ISO 7376 compliant fitting |
| Tip | Swiveling, 90° lever-controlled |
| Reference / SKU | DI-105-01 |
| Material | AISI 303 / AISI 304 stainless steel (AISI 316 on fiber-optic variants) |
| Sterilization | Steam autoclave to 134 °C · EtO compatible |
| Quality system | ISO 13485:2016 · CE-marked under EU MDR 2017/745 · FDA establishment-registered |
The laryngoscope blade and handle are the airway clinician’s primary intubation tools. Two blade families dominate: the Macintosh (curved, indirect epiglottis elevation) and the Miller (straight, direct epiglottis lift). Size 0 covers neonatal intubation; sizes 1 and 2 paediatric; sizes 3 and 4 adult. Conventional bulb-illumination blades remain in use in some settings; fiber-optic blades have largely replaced them in operating theatres for the brighter, glare-free light at the tip. Handles come in small (paediatric) and large (adult) variants and must mate with the chosen blade family. Manufacturing demands tight tolerance on the blade hinge and the bulb/fiber connection. Fizza supplies complete intubation sets in stainless steel with optional fiber-optic upgrades.
- McCoy Flexible Tip Fiber Optic Blade 2 (DI-105-02)
- McCoy Flexible Tip Fiber Optic Blade 3 (DI-105-03)
- McCoy Flexible Tip Fiber Optic Blade 4 (DI-105-04)
Fizza Surgical International has manufactured surgical instruments at its Sialkot, Pakistan facility since 1980 — more than four decades of continuous operation under one family ownership. The factory holds ISO 13485:2016 certification for medical devices and CE marking under EU MDR 2017/745, the regulatory baseline European hospitals and distributors require. FDA establishment registration covers exports to the United States.
