Endotracheal tube guide introducer and method of intubation
OwnerCayetano S. Munozinventor
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Abstract
An Endotracheal tube guide introducer having a rigid tube with a lumen. A handle is attached to one end and the distal end of the tube is curved. The tube includes visualization means such as a fiberoptic tube. An aperture in the handle intercepts the lumen to facilitate insertion of a flexible guide tube. A port for attachment of a light may be provided on the handle. A guide line is inserted into the larynx by use of the introducer. The introducer is removed and an endotracheal tube (ET) may then be advanced into the trachea along the guide line until properly positioned.
Claims11
A medical instrument for position a guide line in the trachea of the patient along which an ET may be inserted, said instrument comprising:
- (a) a rigid elongate tube having a distal and proximal end, said tube defining a lumen;
- (b) visualization means at the proximal end of said tube;
- (c) an introducer aperture communicating with said lumen for inserting a guide line in said lumen to extend to the proximal end;
- (d) handle means associated with said rigid tube for manipulating the instrument and
- (e) said introducer aperture being generally transverse to said lumen and including a curved guide surface for directing a guide line into said lumen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.