Ask HN: Is anyone working on a less painful intubation tube?

I just had lapriscopic surgery and was put under anesthesia for the procedure, upon waking up my throat and voice are totally messed up. My normal deep voice now sounds like Mickey Mouse's and it hurts to swallow. With all the advancements in medicine and especially during the current pandemic it would seem an opportune time to develop a less damaging breathing tube which I suspect currently is just a piece of vinyl or silicone. After my experience I would be more than happy to kick in a few dollars to support the development of a better tube, possibly made of a more natural material grown in a lab. I figured I would ask if anyone is working on this problem. Thanks.