Cricotherotomy apparatus and method
AssigneeWolf Technical Services, Inc.
InventorsAmy Harris, Zach Wagner, Melissa Montgomery, Adam Furore
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Abstract
A cricothyrotomy apparatus includes a frame, a protuberance, and a blade member. The frame includes a blade guide. The protuberance extends in a first direction from the frame, and is located at a distance from the blade guide that corresponds to the distance between a sternal notch of an adult human and an anterior cricothyroid membrane of the adult human. The protuberance is sized and configured to be at least partly received by a sternal notch of an adult human. The blade member is slideably disposed in the blade guide.
Claims20
A cricothyrotomy apparatus, comprising:
- a frame including a blade guide;
- a protuberance extending in a first direction from the frame, the protuberance located at a distance from the blade guide that corresponds to the distance between a sternal notch of an adult human and an anterior cricothyroid membrane of the adult human, the protuberance being sized and configured to be at least partly received by a sternal notch of an adult human;
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- a blade member slideably disposed in the blade guide.
A cricothyrotomy apparatus, comprising:
- a frame including a blade guide;
- and
- a protuberance extending in a first direction from the frame, the protuberance located at a distance from the blade guide corresponding to the distance between a sternal notch of an adult human and an anterior cricothyroid membrane of the adult human, the protuberance being sized and configured to be at least partly received by a sternal notch of an adult human;
- a blade member slideably disposed in the blade guide, the blade member and the blade guide configured to arrest the travel of the blade member at a predetermined distance corresponding to an incision into the cricothyroid membrane when the frame is disposed on a human.
A cricothyrotomy apparatus, comprising:
- a blade member;
- and
- a frame with a sternal notch alignment piece, the frame including a channel for aligning the blade member, the frame further including a connecting member between the sternal notch alignment piece and the channel;
- and
- wherein
- the blade member slidably moves within the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.