Lower jaw and tongue thrusting, endotracheal tube and flexible fiberoptic endoscope intubation oral airway device

A lower jaw and tongue thrusting endotracheal tube and flexible fiberoptic endoscope intubation (LJT-ET-FO) oral airway device, comprising:

• a semi-rigid, semi-rectangular, elongate member with two lateral walls extending from a flat ventral base with an open top lumen, the elongate member extending from a proximal end that includes an upper lip flange, a lower lip flange, and a bite block to a distal end having structure for location adjacent the root of the tongue of a patient including a tongue plate;
• wherein the bite block partially defines a passageway between a pair of spaced apart lip flange projections that comprise the upper lip flange and the lower lip flange;
• wherein the bite block has a ventral surface with a mandibular flange at the level of the upper lip flange in vertical alignment, the mandibular flange configured to be placed behind mandibular incisor teeth of the patient to hold the lower mandibular jaw and the tongue of the patient as the lower jaw is thrust forward into position;
• and
• wherein the bite block has a resilient, teeth and lip engaging part on the ventral surface between the lower lip flange and the mandibular flange for placing lower incisor teeth and lower lip for maintaining a protracted mandibular position.

A lower jaw and tongue thrusting endotracheal tube and flexible fiberoptic endoscope intubation (LJT-ET-FO) oral airway device, comprising an elongate member having a distal end and a proximal end defining an air passageway channel there between, the elongate member sized for insertion in a patients mouth such that the distal end is disposed adjacent the patient's tongue root while the proximal end remains disposed outside the patient mouth in front of the lips, the elongate member comprising:

• a) a plurality of tip flanges located at the proximal end of the elongate member, each having an outwardly projecting surface configured to overlie lips of the patient and located around an exit airway opening, with two segments having side locations;
• b) a curved main body extending to the distal end of the elongate member for holding the tongue of the patient pressed downwards and inferiorly to prevents its backward movement;
• and
• c) a bite block disposed between the plurality of lip flanges and the curved main body, including an upper dorsal surface having a first bite location for maxillary incisor teeth engagement and a lower ventral surface having a second bite location for mandibular incisor teeth engagement,
• d) wherein the lower ventral surface of the bite block includes a mandibular flange projecting downwards, located distal to the second bite location for mandibular incisor teeth engagement.