Endotracheal tube insertion device
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1. An endotracheal tube assembly comprising:
- an elongated insertion member;
a flexible optical assembly member movably mounted to the elongated insertion member;
an endotracheal tube; and
an endotracheal tube attachment member attached to the elongated insertion member and configured to receive and retain the endotracheal tube;
wherein the endotracheal tube is concentrically mounted about the flexible optical assembly member, wherein the endotracheal tube attachment member is an elongated channel member that extends between a proximal end and a distal end of the elongated insertion member and is configured to receive and retain the flexible optical assembly member and the concentrically mounted endotracheal tube, and wherein the elongated channel member has an elongated slot formed therein, the elongated slot configured to provide access to a channel of the elongated channel member and to facilitate removal of the endotracheal tube;
wherein the elongated insertion member includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion defining a supraglottic member having a first end, a second end, a longitudinally extending passageway formed therethrough, and a longitudinally extending slot formed through a wall thereof, wherein the supraglottic member further includes a generally bowl-shaped supraglottic cuff formed at the first end thereof, the supraglottic cuff including a cuff wall and a cuff opening into which the flexible optical assembly member and the endotracheal tube extend, the supraglottic cuff being further configured as one of an inflatable cuff, a partially inflatable cuff, and a non-inflatable cuff; and
wherein the second portion of the elongated insertion member is attached to the longitudinally extending passageway of the supraglottic member and extends outwardly therefrom.
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Abstract
An endotracheal tube insertion device includes an insertion member, a flexible optical assembly member movably mounted to the insertion member, an endotracheal tube, and an endotracheal tube attachment member attached to the insertion member and configured to receive and retain the endotracheal tube.
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1. An endotracheal tube assembly comprising:
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an elongated insertion member; a flexible optical assembly member movably mounted to the elongated insertion member; an endotracheal tube; and an endotracheal tube attachment member attached to the elongated insertion member and configured to receive and retain the endotracheal tube; wherein the endotracheal tube is concentrically mounted about the flexible optical assembly member, wherein the endotracheal tube attachment member is an elongated channel member that extends between a proximal end and a distal end of the elongated insertion member and is configured to receive and retain the flexible optical assembly member and the concentrically mounted endotracheal tube, and wherein the elongated channel member has an elongated slot formed therein, the elongated slot configured to provide access to a channel of the elongated channel member and to facilitate removal of the endotracheal tube; wherein the elongated insertion member includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion defining a supraglottic member having a first end, a second end, a longitudinally extending passageway formed therethrough, and a longitudinally extending slot formed through a wall thereof, wherein the supraglottic member further includes a generally bowl-shaped supraglottic cuff formed at the first end thereof, the supraglottic cuff including a cuff wall and a cuff opening into which the flexible optical assembly member and the endotracheal tube extend, the supraglottic cuff being further configured as one of an inflatable cuff, a partially inflatable cuff, and a non-inflatable cuff; and wherein the second portion of the elongated insertion member is attached to the longitudinally extending passageway of the supraglottic member and extends outwardly therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An endotracheal tube assembly comprising:
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an elongated insertion member; a flexible optical assembly member movably mounted to the elongated insertion member; an endotracheal tube; and an endotracheal tube attachment member attached to the elongated insertion member and configured to receive and retain the endotracheal tube; wherein the endotracheal tube is concentrically mounted about the flexible optical assembly member, wherein the endotracheal tube attachment member is an elongated channel member that extends between a proximal end and a distal end of the elongated insertion member and is configured to receive and retain the flexible optical assembly member and the concentrically mounted endotracheal tube, and wherein the elongated channel member has an elongated slot formed therein, the elongated slot configured to provide access to a channel of the elongated channel member and to facilitate removal of the endotracheal tube; wherein the flexible optical assembly member has an elongated body having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end has a substantially cylindrical shape, wherein the distal end has an enlarged portion having a substantially barrel shape, wherein the flexible optical assembly member includes a plurality of longitudinally extending conduits, and wherein a video imaging device and a light source are disposed in at least two of the longitudinally extending conduits; wherein the endotracheal tube is carried by the flexible optical assembly member; wherein at least a portion of the enlarged portion of the distal end of the flexible optical assembly member extends transversely outward from an outside surface of the endotracheal tube; wherein the flexible optical assembly member further includes a positioning plug extending radially outward therefrom intermediate the body and the distal end, and wherein the positioning plug is configured to extend through a Murphy eye formed in the endotracheal tube to hold the endotracheal tube in place relative to the flexible optical assembly member during insertion of the endotracheal tube into an airway. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An endotracheal tube assembly comprising:
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an elongated blade; a flexible optical assembly member movably mounted to the elongated blade; an endotracheal tube; an elongated closed channel member defining a longitudinally extending channel having a circular cross-sectional shape attached to the elongated blade and configured to receive and retain the flexible optical assembly member therein; and an endotracheal tube retention tab extending radially outwardly from the elongated closed channel member, wherein the endotracheal tube retention tab has a circular cross-sectional shape, defines a longitudinally extending channel, has an elongated slot formed therein, and is configured to allow the endotracheal tube to be positioned and retained therein. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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