Paediatric (15mm tubing) and neonatal (10mm tubing) anaesthesia circuits are available in two types of tubing: corrugated and smoothore. Paediatric circuits are also available with Flexi-lock tubing.
Parallel Y-Piece
Standard paediatric Y-piece has 15mm tubing connectors and has a low dead space in comparison to an adult Y-piece.
Low Dead Space Y-Piece
Extra-low dead space Y-pieces allows the ventilation of even smaller patients, optional for paediatric circuits, standard on neonatal circuits..