| abstract |
An intubation device for use in an endotracheal intubation procedure, the intubation device including: a laryngoscope blade having a tip and a base; a handle attached to the base; a channel for receiving an endotracheal tube, the channel extending along the blade and partially along the handle, and the channel including an outlet proximate to the tip for allowing a distal end of the endotracheal tube to be advanced from the outlet; a tube movement mechanism in the handle for moving the endotracheal tube through the channel to thereby advance the endotracheal tube, the tube movement mechanism being configured to allow the user to hold the intubation device and advance the endotracheal tube in an endotracheal intubation procedure using a single hand; and an auxiliary conduit for allowing an auxiliary function to be provided using the intubation device. |