Patent ID: 7182728

Claim:
An endotracheal intubation device comprising: an optical assembly enclosed by a housing, said optical assembly including at least one optical fiber having a flexible distal portion and extending outwardly from a first end of said housing and a gooseneck fiber conduit extending from a second end of said housing, said gooseneck being flexible along its length so as to be bent into a plurality of angular orientations with respect to said housing, and including an eyepiece having a lens system and positioned at an end of said gooseneck wherein said at least one optical fiber optically communicates with said lens system through said gooseneck; and a scabbard sized to receive a portion of said first end of said housing including the at least one optical fiber, wherein said scabbard comprises a curved blade having a terminal edge surface and a plurality of spaced conduits wherein: (i) a first one of said conduits extends longitudinally through said scabbard and has at least one optically open end at said terminal edge surface of said scabbard, said optically open end being fluid impervious, (ii) a second one of said conduits extends along an outer surface portion of said scabbard and defines an open channel that is sized to removably receive an endotracheal tube, and (iii) a third one of said conduits extends longitudinally through said scabbard and comprises two open ends, one of which opens onto said terminal edge surface of said scabbard; wherein the housing further contains a light source and a power source for the light source.