#$%^&*AU2017100653A420170713.pdf#####Abstract A device for use with an endotracheal tube, said device comprising a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, a length from said proximal end to said distal end, a central longitudinal axis through said proximal and distal ends, and a wall from said distal end to said proximal end, said distal end including a tip, said wall forming a passage with a length from said distal end towards said proximal end, said wall including a flexible region devoid of ridges and protruberences, said wall outside of said flexible region being of a stiffness greater than said flexible region, a majority of the length of said shaft being configured to fit within the endotracheal tube a cord having a first end portion couple to said wall and a handle operationally attached to a second end portion of said cord for pulling said cord distally to move said tip away from the central longitudinal axis of said shaft.9/11 0 O 00 C\J -*9
