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US 10,478,054 B2Granted
Endotracheal tube with visualization capabilities and a laryngeal mask
AssigneeAmbu A/S
InventorsOmri Nave, William Edelman
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Abstract
A method for intubation of a patient comprising: providing an LMA and an endotracheal tube, wherein the endotracheal tube comprises a visualization device and wherein the endotracheal tube is adapted for passing through the LMA; positioning the LMA in the patient; and guiding the endotracheal tube with the aid of the visualization device through the LMA for positioning in the trachea of the patient. The method preferably further comprises removing the LMA from the patient following the positioning of the endotracheal tube while leaving the endotracheal tube in position.
Claims8
A method for intubation of a patient comprising:
- positioning a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) in the patient, the LMA comprising a tube connected at a distal end thereof to a mask portion;
- positioning an endotracheal tube in the LMA, the endotracheal tube sized and configured to pass through the tube of the LMA and comprising a visualization device at a distal end of the endotracheal tube, the visualization device structured to provide visual images of a distal space distal of the visualization device;
- guiding the endotracheal tube through the LMA while visualizing the distal space;
- prior to said guiding of said endotracheal tube through said LMA, connecting said visualization device to a display device;
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- positioning the distal end of the endotracheal tube in the trachea of the patient;
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- removing said LMA from the patient following said positioning while leaving said endotracheal tube positioned in the trachea.
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