A laryngoscope and flexible viewing device having means to carry an
endotracheal tube into a patient and method of using the device are
provided. The device allows a single user to view the interior of a
patient's anatomy and change the view to better determine the path for
intubation. The device can be used by a single individual to
simultaneously open the pathway to a patient's trachea and then deliver
an intubation device, such as an endotracheal tube, without the
assistance of another person. The device provides several options for the
practitioner to both visualize the patient's larynx and deliver an
endotracheal tube into the trachea, especially in patients considered to
have difficult anatomy to intubate. The viewing device in a preferred
embodiment is a fiberoptic scope and the device includes a pivoting means
to allow the viewing means to provide a more panoramic view of the
patient's throat area.