Patent ID: 6432042
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: A61B,G02B

Abstract:
An intubation system Comprising:an endoscopic stylet having a handle/eye piece member attached to an elongate insertion cord, said insertion cord having a proximal insertion cord end which is attached to said handle/eye piece member, and a distal insertion cord end, an elongate rigidity member being encased within said insertion cord and extending within said insertion cord substantially from said proximal insertion cord end through a semi-rigid segment of said insertion cord which semi-regid segment of said insertion cord terminates proximal to said distal insertion cord end of said insertion cord, the remaining segment of said insertion cord thereby forming a deflectable terminal segment of said insertion cord, said rigidity member being fashioned from a shape memory material; an endotracheal tube having a length which is approximately equal to the length of said insertion cord of said endoscopic stylet between the juncture of said handle/eye piece member and said insertion cord and said distal insertion cord end, said endotracheal tube having an interior diameter sufficient for telescopic reception of said insertion cord therethrough.