Topical anesthetic.Beutlich Pharmaceuticals offers Hurricaine [R] Topical Anesthetic (20% benzocaine benzocaine /ben·zo·caine/ (-kan) a local anesthetic applied topically to the skin and mucous membranes; also used to suppress the gag reflex in various procedures. ben·zo·caine n. ) for use in head and neck examinations, indirect laryngoscopy Laryngoscopy Definition Laryngoscopy refers to a procedure used to view the inside of the larynx (the voice box). Description , nasal biopsies, and arch bar removal. Hurricaine is pleasant tasting, has a rapid onset (15 to 30 seconds), short duration (12 to 15 minutes), can be reapplied, and is safe (virtually no systemic absorption. The anesthetic effect of Hurricaine is almost entirely on the nerve terminals, with very little effect on the nerve trunk nerve trunk n. The main stem of a nerve, consisting of a bundle of nerve fibers bound together by a tough sheath of connective tissue. . Hurricaine is available as a spray (200 half-second applications from a 2-oz. aerosol CFC-free can), a spray kit (one can of spray and 200 disposable extension tubes), as a liquid, or as a gel. It is also now available in the Dry Handle Swab format, a unit dose with 0.25 ml of Hurricaine liquid on a presaturated swab contained in a sealed plastic sheath sheath (sheth) a tubular case or envelope. arachnoid sheath the continuation of the arachnoidea mater around the optic nerve, forming part of its internal sheath. attached to a 3-3/4" handle. |
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