MEDICAL DEVICE, AND THE METHODS OF USING SAME

摘要

A medical device is provided for insertion into a cavity of a patient to visual the internal membranes of the patient. The medical device can be an endotracheal tube, a suction tube, a bronchoscope, a tube changer, an esophageal tube, an intubating tube, an esophageal tube in combination with a separate intubating tube, a device for manipulating the position of the epiglottis of the patient, a stylet, or a tube insertable into the vagina of the patient. The medical device has a camera lumen having a sealed window at one end thereof attached thereto, and a separate camera which is insertable into the camera lumen and is removable from the camera lumen. The camera is used to monitor the internal membranes of the patient during the medical procedure.

主权项

1. An assembly comprising:
a medical device for insertion into a cavity of a patient, said medical device comprising: a wall having a proximal end and a distal end, and a passageway extending between said proximal and distal ends; a camera lumen having a sealed window at one end thereof said camera lumen attached to said wall of said medical device, and said sealed window being proximate to said distal end of said wall; and a separate camera insertable into said camera lumen, said camera being removable from said camera lumen.