Patent ID: 9579476
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. An introducer for the introduction of an airway tube into the trachea of a patient, the introducer comprising: a an elongated tubular body defining a bore, a proximal end and a proximal end portion and a distal end and a distal end portion, the elongated tubular body having an outside dimension less than an inside diameter of an airway tube for being received in a bore of the airway tube and for guiding the airway tube into the trachea of a patient after introduction of the elongated tubular body into the trachea of the patient; b a flexible elongated guide member movably disposed in the bore of said elongated tubular body for rotation, extension and retraction of the flexible elongated guide member with respect to the distal end of said elongated tubular body; and c two ports in a wall of the elongated tubular body for communication with the bore of the elongated tubular body for manual contact with the flexible elongated guide member to maneuver the flexible elongated guide member disposed therein.