Abstract: An improved laryngoscope and its method of use are disclosed herein. The laryngoscope includes a handle and a blade which defines a slot along its length. A tube separation mouth, which is widened in comparison to the slot and which leads into the slot, is provided integral with an uppermost portion of the blade for use during separation of an intubated endotracheal tube from the blade.In a method of separating the blade from an intubated tube, the tube is moved into the separation mouth and thereafter into the slot. The tube is then passed down the slot to be released therefrom as the blade is withdrawn from the throat of the patient.

Abstract: An improved laryngoscope having a blade which is curved and tubular and has an improved light means for illuminating the forward end of the blade. In a number of embodiments of the laryngoscope, a light source is mounted in the upper end of the handle of the laryngoscope so the handle can be used with a conventional laryngoscope blade or a non-conventional laryngoscope blade. In one embodiment, the light source is carried by an adapter removably mounted on the handle near the location where the handle and blade are interconnected.