Abstract: An intubation device for placing a tracheal tube into a patient's trachea. The intubation device comprises a flexible light-wand having light emitting means placed in a distal end portion thereof. A distal portion of the flexible light-wand is adapted for placement inside the tracheal tube with the distal end portion thereof being in proximity to a distal end of the tracheal tube. The intubation device further comprises a coupling conduit. The coupling conduit has a tracheal tube port for being connected to the tracheal tube placed at a distal end thereof, a ventilating port for being connected to a ventilatory source, a monitoring port for being connected to a respiratory gas monitor, and a sealed aperture placed at a proximal end thereof. The sealed aperture accommodates the flexible light wand therethrough in a sealed fashion such that ventilating and monitoring of the patient is enabled while the flexible light wand is placed in the tracheal tube.

Abstract: An intubation device for placing a tracheal tube into a patient's trachea. The intubation device comprises a flexible light-wand having light emitting means placed in a distal end portion thereof. A distal portion of the flexible light-wand is adapted for placement inside the tracheal tube with the distal end portion thereof being in proximity to a distal end of the tracheal tube. The intubation device further comprises a coupling conduit. The coupling conduit has a tracheal tube port for being connected to the tracheal tube placed at a distal end thereof, a ventilating port for being connected to a ventilatory source, a monitoring port for being connected to a respiratory gas monitor, and a sealed aperture placed at a proximal end thereof. The sealed aperture accommodates the flexible light wand therethrough in a sealed fashion such that ventilating and monitoring of the patient is enabled while the flexible light wand is placed in the tracheal tube.

Abstract: A bracelet adapted to secure an intravenous tube to the wrist of a medical patient is formed of a single elongated strip of flexible plastic material. One end of the strip tapers to a rounded point, with a plurality of ratchet teeth formed in the edges of the strip adjacent to the tapered portion. The opposite end is provided with an opening to receive the first end and to engage the ratchet teeth and form a loop of adjustable length, with a pair of lateral slots provided to retain the distal portion of the first end flush with the bracelet. The medial portion of the strip includes a plurality of pairs of longitudinally extending slots, each pair adapted to receive the intravenous tube therethrough, so that the tube may be secured by describing a retrocurved configuration through the bracelet slots.