Airway tube guiding apparatus
AssigneeMachida Endoscope Co., Ltd.
InventorKunihiko Miyagi
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Abstract
A guiding apparatus to be used when inserting an airway tube from a mouth of a patient includes a body (A) and an endoscope (B) disposed through the body (A). The body (A) includes a blade (10). The blade (10) is inserted from the mouth of the patient to depress the epiglottis with a distal end portion thereof, exposing the glottis. The endoscope (B) includes an objective end portion (65), an ocular end portion (55) and an image guide (70) optically connecting the objective end portion (65) and the ocular end portion (55). The objective end portion (65) is disposed on the blade (10). The ocular end portion (55) is positioned out of alignment with the blade (10) either to the right or the left behind a rear end of the blade (10).
Claims5
A guiding apparatus to be used when inserting an airway tube from a mouth of a patient comprising a body and an endoscope disposed on said body:
- said body including a blade to be inserted from the mouth of the patient to depress the epiglottis with distal end portion thereof, exposing the glottis, said blade having a guiding surface, along which said tube is guided in the longitudinal direction;
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- said endoscope having an objective end portion, an ocular end portion and an image guide optically connecting said objective end portion and said ocular end portion, said objective end portion being disposed on said blade and said ocular end portion being disposed behind said blade out of alignment with said blade either to the right or the left.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.