Laryngoscopes

A laryngoscope comprising a handle and a blade pivotable relative to the handle between an operating position and a folded position;

• the handle having a head with opposed laterally spaced upstanding supports;
• the blade comprising a rear end block which fits between the upstanding supports of the handle head and is connected thereto by a pivoted connection, and comprises a power source housing containing a battery power source in the rear end of the blade;
• said housing having a cover which is openable for removal of the power source in the folded position of the laryngoscope;
• a light emitter on the blade;
• lighting connections between the power source and the light emitter, and wherein
• the rear end block of the blade comprises a switch having an actuator which engages the handle head in the operating position of the laryngoscope to turn on the light emitter.

A laryngoscope comprising a handle, a blade and a light emitter on the blade;

• the blade having a tip end, a rear end and a blade body extending between the tip end and rear end, and the blade body having an underside and an upper side;
• the handle having a head, and the blade and handle being connected by a pivot connection between the rear end of the blade and the head of the handle, whereby the blade is pivotable relative to the handle between an operating position and a folded position;
• the blade comprising a main blade body portion and a discrete lighting module fitted to the main blade body portion,
• the discrete lighting module comprising a power source, the light emitter and a module casing, the module casing comprising a power source housing portion defining a power source housing, and a connector stem extending from the power source housing portion to the light emitter and enclosing lighting connections between the power source and the light emitter.