Inventors:
Ben Boedeker - Omaha NE, US
George Berci - Los Angeles CA, US
Marshal Kaplan - Beverly Hills CA, US
James Barry - Charlton MA, US
David Chatenever - Santa Barbara CA, US
Klaus Irion - Liptingen, DE
Andre Ehrhardt - Tuttlingen, DE
Jurgen Rudischhauser - Tuttlingen, DE
Daniel Mattsson-Boze - Sacramento CA, US
International Classification:
A61B 1/267
Abstract:
An endotracheal device for use with a supra-laryngeal mask including a video display for providing images of the area ahead of the endotracheal device to facilitate insertion without damaging the surrounding tissue; the endotracheal device having a flexible portion and a rigid portion maintaining a light and an image guide for transmitting illuminating light ahead of the endotracheal device and for transmitting reflected light from the area ahead of the endotracheal device.