US 12,575,723 B2 · Lighted bougie

Abstract

A bougie having the dimensions of a standard bougie used widely by first responders is further configured to emit tight with an intensity that transilmminates a patient's neck; thus the position of the bougie is visible to the first responder when placed in the patient's airway. The bougie includes a light source, which may be a luminescent chemical combination contained in a chamber of the bougie. The luminescent chemical may have a high intensity and a short duration. The light source may be a light-emitting diode powered by an onboard battery and emitting light into a fiber-optic cable that emits light from the distal end and/or from interruptions in a reflecting coating that allows transverse exit of some of the light. The light source may be a chemilmninescent material or compound. All components of the bougie are sized to pass through an endotracheal tube without removing any of the components.

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Dependent claims

A bougie for locating an airway of a patient, the bougie comprising:

a proximal end and a distal end, the bougie from the proximal end to the distal end having a standard diameter that enables a user of the bougie to pass the bougie through an endotracheal tube that is placed in the patient's airway using the bougie;
a fixed bend near the distal end;
and
a light source having a sufficient light intensity and positioned to provide transillumination of an outer surface of the patient's neck when the bougie is positioned in the patient's airway, wherein the light source is configured to output light at an intensity of at least 600 lumens.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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