Dynamically retractable camera for video laryngoscope
AssigneeVerathon Inc.
InventorsJason Fouts, Avi Van Haren, Hugh Leung, Yongkook Kim, Ryan Neimy, Sergey Ovcharenko
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises a video baton for insertion into a plurality of laryngoscope blade covers having different sizes and geometries. The video baton comprises: a handle portion, a shuttle assembly slidingly positioned within the handle portion between an extended position and a retracted position, and a flexible coupling element having a proximal end and a distal end. The flexible coupling element is coupled to the shuttle assembly at the proximal end and an image capturing and lighting assembly positioned at the distal end of the flexible coupling element.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- a video baton for insertion into a plurality of laryngoscope blade covers having different sizes and geometries,
- wherein each of the plurality of laryngoscope blade covers comprises a blade portion having a distal end that includes a window formed therein,
- wherein the video baton comprises:
- a handle portion,
- a shuttle assembly slidingly positioned within the handle portion between an extended position and a retracted position;
- a flexible coupling element having a proximal end and a distal end,
- wherein the flexible coupling element is coupled to the shuttle assembly at the proximal end;
- and
- an image capturing and lighting assembly positioned at the distal end of the flexible coupling element,
- wherein the image capturing and lighting assembly is configured to engage the window in the distal end of the blade portion when the video baton is fully inserted into one of the plurality of laryngoscope blade covers,
- wherein movement of the shuttle assembly between the extended position and the retracted position enables the flexible coupling element to automatically accommodate insertion into differently sized laryngoscope blade covers.
An apparatus comprising:
- a video baton configured for insertion into one of a plurality of laryngoscope blade covers having different sizes and geometries,
- wherein each of the plurality of laryngoscope blade covers comprises a blade portion having a distal end that includes a window formed therein,
- wherein the video baton comprises:
- a handle portion;
- a flexible coupling element having a proximal end flexibly secured to a distal end of the handle portion,
- wherein the flexible coupling element is configured to move between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration relative to the handle portion to accommodate insertion into differently sized laryngoscope blade covers;
- an image capturing and lighting assembly positioned at a distal end of the flexible coupling element,
- wherein the image capturing and lighting assembly is configured to engage the window in the distal end of the blade portion when the video baton is fully inserted into one of the plurality of laryngoscope blade covers;
- a receptacle assembly for providing an interface to a video display;
- and
- wiring or a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) for coupling the image capturing and lighting assembly to the receptacle assembly,
- wherein the wiring or the flexible PCB has a length suitable to accommodate the extended configuration and the retracted configuration,
- wherein movement of the flexible coupling element between the extended configuration and the retracted configuration enables the flexible coupling element to automatically accommodate insertion into differently sized laryngoscope blade covers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.