Patent ID: 6651665
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: A61J,A61M

Abstract:
A magnetic guide system for intubation of a tube into a passageway of a patient, comprising:a tube having a distal end sized for intubation into a patient, said tube having a proximal end maintained exterior of the patient, said tube having a flexible mid-portion; a magnet member positioned on said tube distal end; and a means for containment for said magnet member, said means for containment encloses said magnet member with sufficient space for rotation of said magnet member therein, said means for containment is composed of a material for passage of gases and liquids therethrough while said magnet member is retained therein; whereby said tube distal end having said magnet member thereon is inserted into the passageway of the patient, said magnet member rotates freely within said means for containment when in the presence of a magnetic field positioned external of the patient during intubation of said tube distal end into a passageway of the patient.