Insertion of the intubating laryngeal mask airway

(A-C) Insertion of the LMA Fastrach. Note that only a short segment of the tubular portion of the device extends beyond the lips. This metal tube accepts a bag-mask device fitting to enable bag-mask ventilation.
(D) Lift the handle of the LMA Fastrach as the endotracheal tube is about to pass into the larynx to improve the success rate of intubation. This is called the Vergese maneuver after Dr. Archie Brain's associate Dr. Chandy Vergese.
(E) Use of the stabilizer rod to ensure the endotracheal tube is not inadvertently dragged out of the trachea as the LMA Fastrach is removed.
(F) The stabilizer rod is removed from the LMA Fastrach to permit the pilot balloon of the endotracheal tube (ETT) to go through the LMA Fastrach and prevent it from being avulsed from the ETT.
(G) The pilot balloon of the endotracheal tube emerges from the end of the LMA Fastrach intact.