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Abstract

An intubating assembly used to position an intubation tube having a distal end, a proximal end and a generally resilient tubular configuration, into a trachea of a patient, the intubating assembly having a guide assembly that receives the intubation tube therein and conforms the intubation tube to its configuration. The guide assembly includes first and second introduction segments hingedly coupled to one another and positionable between a closed orientation, which defines a generally curved configuration of the guide assembly, and an open orientation, which defines a generally straight configuration of the guide assembly. The intubating assembly further includes a positioning assembly structured to selectively position the first and second introduction segments between the open orientation, wherein the intubation tube is generally straightened to facilitate direct introduction thereof into an airway of the patient to a point posterior of a tip of an epiglottis of the patient, and the closed orientation, wherein the intubation tube is generally curved in order to angle the distal end thereof towards the trachea of the patient and thereby introduce the intubation tube directly into the trachea of the patient.

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