A device (27) for moving an object in the larynx and trachea region of a patient for use with a laryngoscope (10) having a working channel (26). The device has an elongate shaft (37) adapted for movement within the working channel of the laryngoscope (10). Located at a distal region of the shaft (37) are grasping jaws (43). The placement device (27) can grasp an object, move the object relative to the laryngoscope (10) and release the object from the placement device (27) at a desired position.
