Sequential stylet
A Stylet device that allows for the articulation of tubing and provides a method for positioning of the tubing during intubation or other procedures while the tubing is located within a passage-way or lumen of a subject, such as an airway, organs, veins, intestines and the like. Where unique anatomical conditions are present in a subject, rendering standard intubation devices inadequate, the articulation capabilities of the apparatuses of the current invention are of particular use during methods of use and further promote the non-occlusion of the central cavity of the tube.
1 . A stylet device, comprising:
a handle assembly housing a sequential tip shaping mechanism;
a shaft assembly having a first end connected to the handle assembly; and
a tip assembly connected to a second end of the shaft assembly,
wherein the sequential tip shaping mechanism enables the manipulation of a geometry of the tip assembly.
2 . The stylet of claim 1 , wherein the tip assembly comprises at least one of a camera, a light, a suction channel, electrodes and sensors.
3 . The stylet of claim 1 , wherein the stylet is configured to administer at least one of oxygen, treatment medication, suction or anesthesia.
4 . The stylet of claim 1 , wherein the stylet comprises at least one interchangeable handle assembly, shaft assembly and tip assembly, and at least one of the shaft assembly and tip assembly is comprised of a sufficiently malleable material for articulation of the stylet.
5 . The stylet of claim 4 , wherein the tip assembly comprises sufficiently malleable material allowing articulation of at least one of a first and second section of the tip assembly relative to at least one of one another and the shaft assembly.
6 . The stylet of claim 1 , wherein the shaft assembly comprises at least one of multiple fixed or multiple adjustable segments, and has a length ranging from six inches to thirty-six inches.
7 . The stylet of claim 1 , wherein the stylet comprises at least one sensor, catheter and wire configured to transmit one or more terahertz frequencies.
8 . The stylet of claim 1 , wherein the stylet comprises one or more materials selected from at least one lubricious, sterilized, biocompatible and biodegradable materials.
9 . The stylet of claim 1 , wherein the sequential tip shaping mechanism is configured to manipulate the geometry of the tip assembly in a single direction, in two or more directions independently, or in a combination of directions simultaneously.
10 . The stylet of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the shaft assembly and tip assembly is inserted into a tube or a sleeve.
11 . A stylet device, comprising:
a handle assembly housing a sequential tip shaping mechanism;
a shaft assembly comprising a first section connected at a first end to the handle
assembly, an intermediate section connected at a first end with a second end of the first section; and
an articulable tip assembly connected to a second end of the intermediate section,
wherein the sequential tip shaping mechanism enables the manipulation of a geometry of at least one of a first and second section of the tip assembly and the shaft assembly.
12 . The stylet of claim 11 , wherein the tip assembly comprises at least one of a camera, a light, a suction channel, electrodes and sensors.
13 . The stylet of claim 11 , wherein the stylet is configured to administer at least one of oxygen, treatment medication, suction or anesthesia.
14 . The stylet of claim 11 , wherein the stylet comprises at least one interchangeable handle assembly, shaft assembly and tip assembly and the shaft assembly comprises at least one of multiple fixed or multiple adjustable segments, and has a length ranging from six inches to thirty-six inches.
15 . The stylet of claim 11 , wherein one or more malleable materials form at least one of the tip assembly, shaft assembly and handle assembly.
16 . The stylet of claim 15 , wherein the tip assembly comprises sufficiently malleable material allowing articulation of the at least one first and second section of the tip assembly relative to at least one of one another and the shaft assembly.
17 . The stylet of claim 11 , wherein the stylet comprises at least one sensor, catheter and wire configured to transmit one or more terahertz frequencies.
18 . The stylet of claim 11 , wherein the stylet comprises one or more materials selected from at least one lubricious, sterilized, biocompatible and biodegradable materials.
19 . The stylet of claim 11 , wherein the sequential tip shaping mechanism is configured to manipulate the geometry of the tip assembly in a single direction, in two or more directions independently, or in a combination of directions simultaneously.
20 . The stylet of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the shaft assembly and tip assembly is inserted into a tube or a sleeve.