Patent ID: 7827985

Claim:
A tracheal suction catheter insertion device, comprising: (a) a handle comprising a distal end; (b) a tongue depressor comprising: (i) an upper surface; (ii) a proximal end coupled to the distal end of the handle; and (iii) a distal end configured to contact a patient's mouth cavity without entering the patient's throat; (c) a tracheal suction catheter guide comprising: (i) a first opening adjacent the upper surface and the proximal end of the tongue depressor; (ii) a second opening adjacent the distal end of the tongue depressor; and (iii) an enclosed channel connecting the first opening to the second opening; (d) a light adjacent the upper surface of the tongue depressor; and (e) the tongue depressor and the tracheal suction catheter guide comprising a rigid material.