VIEWING SYSTEM WITH ADAPTER HANDLE FOR MEDICAL BREATHING TUBES

摘要

A viewing system (20) for use with a breathing tube such as an endotracheal intubation tube (26) or a tracheostomy tube, a viewing assembly (24) having a viewing conduit (54) for indirectly viewing the tracheal area of a patient into which the breathing tube (26) is being inserted, and for guiding the tube into place within the patient's trachea, is disclosed. The viewing system (20) also incorporates an adapter handle (22) which allows the viewing assembly (24) to be used with breathing tubes of varied lengths.