Endotracheal intubation control assembly
AssigneeJNC Medical, LLC
InventorRomolo J. Gaspari
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Abstract
A control assembly for guiding the placement of an endotracheal tube during the intubation of a patient comprising a flexible stylet comprising a first magnet distally disposed on the stylet and an alignment fixture comprising a second magnet and adapted for positioning the second magnet over the cricothyroid cartilage of the patient to be intubated and retaining the second magnet in position over the cricothyroid cartilage of the patient.
Claims49
An endotracheal intubation assembly comprising
- a. an endotracheal tube and
- b. a control assembly for guiding the placement of an endotracheal tube during the intubation of a patient comprising
- i. a flexible stylet comprising a first magnet distally disposed on said stylet and
- ii. an alignment fixture having a semicylindrical configuration and comprising a second magnet and adapted
- 1) for positioning the second magnet over the cricothyroid cartilage of the patient to be intubated and
- 2) for retaining the second magnet in position over the cricothyroid cartilage of the patient.
An endotracheal intubation assembly as defined in claim 2 wherein said alignment fixture comprises
- a. a central apron and
- b. a pair of opposed, arcuate side aprons.
An endotracheal intubation assembly comprising
- a. an endotracheal tube and
- b. a control assembly for guiding the placement of an endotracheal tube during the intubation of a patient comprising
- i. a flexible stylet comprising a first magnet distally disposed on said stylet and
- ii. an alignment fixture having a semicylindrical configuration and comprising a second magnet and adapted
- 1) for positioning the second magnet over the cricothyroid cartilage of the patient to be intubated and
- 2) for retaining the second magnet in position over the cricothyroid cartilage of the patient,
- wherein said second magnet is removable from said alignment fixture.
An endotracheal intubation assembly comprising
- a. an endotracheal tube and
- b. a control assembly for guiding the placement of an endotracheal tube during the intubation of a patient comprising
- i. a flexible stylet comprising a first magnetic means distally disposed on said stylet and
- ii. an alignment fixture comprising a second magnetic means and adapted
- 1) for positioning the second magnetic means over the cricothyroid cartilage of the patient to be intubated and
- 2) for retaining the second magnetic means in position over the cricothyroid cartilage of the patient.
- wherein said alignment fixture comprises
- a. a central apron and
- b. a pair of opposed, arcuate side aprons.
An endotracheal intubation assembly comprising
- a. an endotracheal tube and
- b. a control assembly for guiding the placement of an endotracheal tube during the intubation of a patient comprising
- i. a flexible stylet comprising a first magnetic means distally disposed on said stylet and
- ii. an alignment fixture comprising a second magnetic means and adapted
- 1) for positioning the second magnetic means over the cricothyroid cartilage of the patient to be intubated and
- 2) for retaining the second magnetic means in position over the cricothyroid cartilage of the patient
- wherein said alignment fixture comprises
- a. a central apron and
- b. a pair of opposed, arcuate side aprons and
- wherein said arcuate side aprons extend circumferentially to form an enclosed arc.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.