Inventors:
Joseph A. Sniadach - Baltimore MD, US
International Classification:
A61M 16/04
Abstract:
In a system for dislodging a foreign body from the vocal cords of a patient a retrograde intubation tube is passed through the cricoidthyroid membrane and between the vocal cords and the foreign body, and out of the oral cavity opening A guide wire is passed through, and extends outward from opposite ends and of, the tube The carrier device having a foreign-body dislodging means is formed with a hollow opening and is moved over, and guided by, the guidewire and the tube to a location adjacent the foreign body The tube and the guidewire are removed, and the dislodging means is manipulated to dislodge, and facilitate removal of, the foreign body