Abstract: A method for moving an object in the larynx and trachea region of a patient for use with a laryngoscope having a working channel. A device device has an elongate shaft adapted for movement within the working channel of the laryngoscope. Located at a distal region of the shaft are grasping jaws. The placement device grasps an object, moves the object relative to the laryngoscope and releases the object from the placement device at a desired position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 5, 1990
Date of Patent:
April 2, 1991
Assignee:
James Roger Bullard
Inventors:
James R. Bullard, Richard P. Muller, Benedetto Grossi, John Cristine