Late Inventor Andrew Toti's Contributions Remembered Roberto Chiesa talks about friend Andrew Toti, who died a week ago Sunday. Toti invented the inflatable "Mae West" life vest, the automated chicken plucker and the EndoFlex endotracheal tube, a breathing tube used during surgery.

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Late Inventor Andrew Toti's Contributions Remembered

March 28, 200512:00 AM ET

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Roberto Chiesa talks about friend Andrew Toti, who died a week ago Sunday. Toti invented the inflatable "Mae West" life vest, the automated chicken plucker and the EndoFlex endotracheal tube, a breathing tube used during surgery.