The device consists of a laryngoscope handle and Macintosh blade that have been modified to provide a video image of airway structures on a screen, which can be conveniently located directly in front of the anesthesiologist. A micro video module based on CMOS image sensor technology is contained in the modified handle and an image/light bundle is introduced into the standard blade. Because of its design, this is the video laryngoscope system which can be used to perform either a direct or indirect laryngoscopy.