A “Z” shaped flexible stylet to facilitate GlideScope intubation

Inability to intubate using the GlideScope is usually related to difficulty getting the endotracheal tube (ETT) to the larynx —not a problem with visualizing the larynx. The fixed stylet that comes with the GlideScope is not always successful. An alternative is to bend a flexible stylet (as shown below) in such a fashion as to bring the tip of the endotracheal tube anteriorly to allow for intubation of the anterior laryn x. A second bend in the flexible stylet just proximal to the cuff is helpful in avoiding prominent upper incisors.
Source: Journal of Clinical Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research