of aspiration (i.e.—trauma-related, pregnant, non-fasting, diabetics, bowel obstruction, obese, reflux or hiatal hernia) requires cricoid pressure (manual pressure on the anterior neck by a second operator in an effort to compress-close the esophagus). The reliability of the pressure procedure...
FIGS. 1A to 1D are cross section views showing steps of a ventilated endotracheal intubation procedure being performed on a subject; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an example of a ventilation mask connected to a ventilator for use in the ventilated endotracheal intubation procedure; ...
The patient’s hemodynamic variables exhibit rapid responsiveness in the operative procedure, thereby providing valuable feedback for anesthetists to make appropriate adjustments in subsequent treatment steps, such as drug administration. However, this is not applicable at the time of initial drug infusio...
end of the device. An imaging device, such as a nasopharyngoscope, can be inserted through the intubation device to visualize the patient's vocal cords during the intubation procedure. The endotracheal intubation device uses a scissors mechanism without pulleys to bend the distal end of the ...
1. Intubation device 24 may be used as an enteral feeding tube for placement in a patient according to a percutaneous endoscopic gastrojejunostomy (PEGJ) procedure to be described herein. The distal end of intubation device 24 may be positioned in the jejunum. Intubation device 24 may extend ...