US Patent Issued on July 7 for "Endotracheal intubation device and related methods" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,769, issued on July 7.

"Endotracheal intubation device and related methods" was invented by Anthony Alatriste (Windermere, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system may include a laryngoscope, and an intubation device configured to guide insertion of the laryngoscope into the throat of a patient. The intubation device may have a proximal end, a distal end, and a medial portion between the proximal and distal ends. The proximal and distal ends may be narrower than the medial portion, and the intubation device may have a first taper from the medial portion to the distal end and a second taper from the medial portion to the proximal e...