Patent ID: 7942813

Claim:
Apparatus for displaying an image of tissue proximate the distal end of an endotracheal tube, said apparatus comprising in combination: a) an illumination port disposed at the distal end of the endotracheal tube for illuminating the tissue to be imaged; b) a fiber optic bundle for conveying light from a source of light to a connector; c) a further fiber optic bundle extending from said connector to said illumination port for conveying light to the tissue to be imaged; d) a lens disposed at the distal end of said endotracheal tube for receiving the image of the tissue; e) a yet further fiber optic bundle interconnecting said lens with said connector for conveying the image of tissue; f) a camera for recording the image conveyed by said yet further fiber optic bundle and including a still further fiber optic bundle interconnecting said connector with said camera to convey the image to said camera; g) a wireless transmitter for receiving the image from said camera and for transmitting the image; h) a wireless receiver for receiving the transmitted image; and i) a display for displaying the image received by said receiver.