An endotracheal tube-inserting device

An endotracheal tube-inserting device (1;

• 1′) comprising a stylet part (3;
• 3′) and a handle part (2;
• 2′) for operating the stylet part (3;
• 3′),
• the stylet part (3;
• 3′) has a proximal stylet end part (8a;
• 8a′) with a proximal stylet end (8;
• 8′) and an opposite distal stylet end part (7a;
• 7a′) with a distal stylet end (7;
• 7′),
• at least a part of the proximal stylet end part (8a;
• 8a′) is situated at or inside the handle part (2;
• 2′), and the distal stylet end (7;
• 7′) has an extension in form of a bendable tip part (6;
• 6′) with a free distal tip (97;
• 97′) at the free end,
• a tip part operating member (16;
• 16′) includes at least a first string member (10) and a second string member (11) arranged along the length of at least a length of the stylet part (3;
• 3′), and
• the handle part (2;
• 2′) has an actuator means (15;
• 15′) for operating at least the tip part operating member (16;
• 16′),
• wherein
• the first string member (10) has a first proximal string end (30a;
• 30a′) connected to a first string-operating member (18;
• 18′) of the actuator means (15;
• 15′) and an opposite first distal string end (30b;
• 30b′) secured at a first string-securing location (93;
• 93′) at the bendable tip part (6;
• 6′),
• the second string member (11) has a second proximal string end (38a;
• 38a′) connected to a second string-operating member (19;
• 19′) of the actuator means (15;
• 15′) and an opposite second distal string end (38b;
• 38b′) secured at a second string-securing location (94;
• 94′) at the bendable tip part (6;
• 6′), which second string-securing location (94;
• 94′) is different from the first string-securing location (93;
• 93′),
• the stylet part (3;
• 3′) comprises an elongate guide member (4;
• 4′) that extends into the bendable tip part (6;
• 6′), which elongate guide member (4;
• 4′) and bendable tip part (6;
• 6′) lengthwise encases or supports at least a part of the first string member (10) and at least a part of the second string member (11), and
• the bendable tip part (6;
• 6′) includes a tip-shaping member (5;
• 5;
• 5′″), and at least a distal part of said tip-shaping member (5,5′;
• 5′″) is accommodated inside a flexible tubular cover (12).