Patent ID: 7552729

Claim:
A method comprising: removably securing a proximal end of an intubation-tube placement device to a proximal end of an intubation tube with a stopper such that the placement device extends through the intubation tube and a tactile accentuator flap at a distal end of the placement device extends out of a distal end of the intubation tube; inserting the distal end of the intubation-tube placement device into a patient's oral cavity; detecting cartilaginous rings of a trachea via the tactile-accentuator flap; forcing the distal end of the intubation-tube placement device through the patient's vocal cords; and axially sliding the intubation tube along the intubation-tube placement device such that the intubation tube follows the distal end of the intubation-tube placement device through the patient's vocal cords.