Airway securing system

An endotracheal tube comprising a walled tube having an external wall surface and comprising intubation passage means extending lengthwise from a proximal external end of the endotracheal tube to a distal internal end of the endotracheal tube for intubation of a patient, means disposed on said external wall surface of said walled tube proximal to a location on said walled tube where said passage means comprises an opening adapted to provide communication of said passage means with a trachea, but distal to a laryngeal area of a patient, for obstructing a trachea while leaving said intubation passage means open, including a source of illumination disposed on said walled tube that is adapted to be disposed between a cricuid cartilage and a notch of a sternum of a patient when said distal internal end of said walled tube is placed substantially in a mid-tracheal area of a patient to illuminate through a patient's neck so that proper placement of the endotracheal tube can be ascertained by visual observation by personnel treating a patient.

An endotracheal tube comprising a walled tube having an external wall surface and comprising intubation passage means extending lengthwise from a proximal external end of the endotracheal tube to a distal internal end of the endotracheal tube for intubation of a patient, means disposed on said external wall surface of said walled tube proximal to a location on said walled tube where said passage means comprises an opening adapted to provided communication of said passage means with a trachea, but distal to a laryngeal area of a patient, for obstructing a trachea while leaving said passage means open, and a fitting engaged with said walled tube at said proximal external end of the endotracheal tube wherein said fitting comprises a tube end port engaged with said walled tube and multiple ports communicated with said tube end port to provide for multiple connections of external equipment to said passage means, and in which said tube end port has external barbs engaging said walled tube to resist separation, and there are three of said multiple ports communicated with said tube end port, including one or more caps for selectively closing one or more of said multiple ports.