Intubation bougie
AssigneeProdol Meditec S.A.
InventorsPascal Lucchina, Stephane Checcaroni, Gilles Dhonneur
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Abstract
The invention relates to an intubation bougie (10) comprising a body (11) and a distal portion (12) formed by at least three elastomer segments (121, 122, 123) with increasing flexibility from one end of said distal portion (12), which is integral with the body (11), to a free end of said distal portion (12) intended to enter the upper airways of a patient. These segments are preferably articulated to one another. A sheath (200) surrounding the segments (121, 122, 123) and a ball end (210) advantageously complement said distal portion (12). The invention also relates to a method for producing such an intubation bougie (10).
Claims19
An intubation bougie having a rod comprising a body and a distal portion extending from the body, wherein said distal portion comprises at least three segments distinct from each other, arranged successively and configured so as to give the distal portion increasing flexibility from a first end of the distal portion integral with the body to a second free end of the distal portion, opposite the first end and intended to enter the upper airways of a patient,
- wherein, as a distance from the body increases, the at least three segments decrease in cross section and increase in length relative to each other,
- wherein the at least three segments are articulated with respect to each other, by at least one joint formed between two adjacent segments among the at least three segments, and
- wherein the distal portion comprises a core formed by the at least three segments and a sheath overmoulded around the core and formed of a material different from a material of said at least three segments.
An intubation bougie having a rod comprising a body and a distal portion extending from the body, wherein said distal portion comprises at least three segments distinct from each other, arranged successively and configured so as to give the distal portion increasing flexibility from a first end of the distal portion integral with the body to a second free end of the distal portion, opposite the first end and intended to enter the upper airways of a patient,
- wherein, as a distance from the body increases, the at least three segments decrease in cross section and increase in length relative to each other,
- wherein the at least three segments are articulated with respect to each other, by at least one joint formed between two adjacent segments among the at least three segments, the at least one joint comprising at least one transverse groove extending over a perimeter of the distal portion so as to define a recess between the two adjacent segments, and an intersegmental pad formed in each transverse groove and configured to increase a stiffness of the at least one joint, and
- wherein the at least three segments respectively have at least three segmental flexibilities that are different from one another, such that the distal portion has an increasing flexibility.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.