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US 11,202,561 B2Granted
Medical devices and methods of placement
AssigneeWm & Dg, Inc.
InventorRobert W. Molnar
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Abstract
The present invention provides medical devices comprising at least one visualization device sealed to, attached to or otherwise combined with at least one of the following second devices: an oral airway, ventilating mask, urinary catheter, trocar, a tool tube, and a medical glove. The present invention also provides methods for rapid and accurate placement of a medical device in a patient and continuous real time monitoring, including a remote monitoring, of the patient after the placement.
Claims7
A visualization device for monitoring patient's airways in real time, the visualization device consisting of:
- a) a camera tube with a distal end and a proximal end, the camera tube having an opening at the proximal end and the camera tube being sealed at the distal end with a transparent material;
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- b) a camera insertable into the camera tube and removable from the camera tube through the proximal end opening of the camera tube, and wherein when inserted into the camera tube, the camera having a capability of capturing images through the transparent material at the distal end of the camera tube, wherein the camera is removable while the camera tube remains inserted in the patient;
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- wherein the visualization device is flexible and bendable.
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