A rigid stylet apparatus having a stylet body having a suction port, the rigidstylet port and anoptional suction port. The stylet body has an internal passageway in fluidcommunication with thesuction port, the rigid stylet port and the optional suction port. Theapparatus further having a rigidstylet in fluid communication with the rigid stylet port. The optional suctionport may have athumb rest having an optional suction opening being in fluid communicationwith internalpassageway. The thumb rest has a concave surface to allow for ease of use byan operator.
