Patent ID: 8663099

Claim:
A method of endotracheal intubation comprising: a first step comprising sliding an arm of a laryngoscope through a sheath comprising a c-shaped canal defining a side opening until a prong on the sheath engages a ridge on the arm to secure the sheath on the arm; after the first step, performing a second step comprising manually grasping a handle of the laryngoscope, wherein the arm extends from the handle; after the second step, performing a third step comprising placing the c-shaped canal into an oropharynx of a patient; after the third step, performing a fourth step comprising threading a bougie into the c-shaped canal; after the fourth step, performing a fifth step comprising threading an endotracheal tube over the bougie, advancing the endotracheal tube through the oropharynx, vocal cords, and trachea, and displacing the bougie out of the side opening.