Patent ID: 6142144
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An intubation instrument, a portion of which is for insertion into a patient through the patient's mouth, comprising:a body having a handle attached thereto;an arm attached to the body, the arm having a distal end and being arranged for insertion distal-end first through a patient's mouth and having an anterior surface that faces a patient's lower jaw when the arm is inserted;a telescope passage carried by the arm and having an inner end located at the distal end of the arm; anda guide path formed on the anterior surface of the instrument body and configured for guiding the sliding movement of an endotracheal tube along the anterior surface between the telescope passage and a patient's lower jaw, wherein the guide path includes a loop protruding from the distal end of the arm, through which loop an endotracheal tube is extendable.