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Abstract

An intubating stylet adapted to be operatively connected to a laryngoscope having a shaped frame with a relatively rigid blade for positioning a workpiece, such as an endotracheal intubation tube, in the larynx and upper trachea region of a patient as shown. The intubating stylet comprises a relatively rigid preformed member having a central portion, a proximal portion and a distal portion. The elongated member is contoured from the central section to the distal section to substantially follow the shape of the shaped frame and rigid blade. The distal portion terminates in a distal tip which, in the preferred embodiment, is adapted to removable support the distal end of an endotracheal intubation tube. The elongated member is contoured from the central section to the proximal section to substantially follow the shape of the laryngoscope which extends in a direction opposite to the relatively rigid blade. The proximal portion terminates in a connecting member for operatively coupling the intubating stylet to the laryngoscope enabling the stylet to be moveable therewith. A combination of an intubating stylet and endotracheal intubation tube forming a subassembly is also shown. A method for forming a subassembly of an intubating stylet and an endotracheal intubation tube which is to be adapted to be mounted onto the laryngoscope is also shown. A method of intubating a patient using the laryngoscope with the subassembly operatively attached thereto is also shown.

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