Patent ID: 6543446
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
An apparatus for resuscitating a patient and guiding insertion of an endotracheal tube into the patient's trachea, said apparatus comprising:a face mask to cover a patient's mouth, the face mask having a face mask port and a ventilation port allowing a flow of air/oxygen into the face mask to resuscitate the patient; a guide removably extending through the face mask port having a distal portion for insertion into a patient's mouth and hypopharynx to direct insertion of an endotracheal tube into the patient's trachea; a fiber optic probe insertable through an endotracheal tube; and a stabilizer removably attachable to the fiber optic probe, said stabilizer having dimensions sufficiently large to push the endotracheal tube forward as the fiber optic probe is advanced along the guide and into the patient's trachea.