Patent ID: 8998798
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A tracheal tube, comprising: a first ventilation lumen having a first distal end and a first proximal end and configured to be coupled to a ventilator; a second ventilation lumen adjacent to the first lumen, the second lumen having a second distal end and a second proximal end configured to be coupled to the ventilator, wherein the second ventilation lumen is longer than the first ventilation, wherein the first and second proximal ends co-terminate, and wherein the second distal end is aligned with an upper bronchus of a patient when inserted; an opening in a wall of a distal region of the second ventilation lumen, wherein the opening is proximal to the second distal end; and a camera attached to the wall of the second ventilation lumen at a location substantially circumferentially opposite the opening, wherein a field of view of the camera is substantially through the opening.