Lankan doctor’s life-saving intubation invention wins gold – Foreign countries show interest, but Dr. Herath puts patients before patent By Kumudini Hettiarachchi It is not an easy task — and as he assisted many an anaesthetist to ‘intubate’ numerous people, lying on the operating table before an operation or in emergencies, he wondered why it could not be made less challenging. As they wielded the laryngoscope, a metallic gadget with a handle and a blade, to carry out endotracheal intubation, the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital’s Senior Registrar in Anaesthesia, Dr. Anupa Herath, allowed his inventive mind to dwell on it. Dr. Anupa Herath performing intubation with his invention – theVideo-Laryngoscope with Extended Functions. Pix by Anurada Bandara Going beyond the call of duty which is to assist in intubation and keep the vitals of the patient under general anaesthesia at the required levels, Dr. Herath has now come up with a ...