Patent ID: 6202646
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A detection device adapted to be attached to the distal end of an endotracheal tube for verifying the proper intubation of the endotracheal tube within the airway of a patient, said detection device comprising:a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, said housing including a hollow bore extending through said housing from said proximal end to said distal end of said housing, said bore forming a proximal orifice at said proximal end of said housing and a distal orifice at said distal end of said housing;a plunger having a proximal end and a distal end, said plunger extending through said distal orifice of said housing such that said proximal end of said plunger is located within said bore of said housing, said proximal end of said plunger being selectively slidable within said bore with respect to said housing, said distal end of said plunger adapted to be manually grasped; anda first gripping member attached to said housing adjacent to said proximal end of said housing;whereby said proximal end of said housing is adapted to be attached to the distal end of the endotracheal tube such that said bore of said housing is in fluid communication with the endotracheal tube, and said gripping member is adapted to enable said proximal end of said housing to be manually grasped to limit inadvertent movement of said housing while said plunger is slidably withdrawn from said bore of said housing through said distal orifice of said housing.