Video laryngoscope for managing the airway in an individual in need thereof

A video laryngoscope for airway management of an individual in need thereof, wherein the video laryngoscope comprises:

• a substantially curved handle that comprises an internal cavity with an opening along the entire length on one of its sides and a cap on the opposite side, said cavity housing a video laryngoscope blade when it is folded over the handle and is rotatably mounted to articulate 180° about the axis of symmetry of the handle by means of a pivot axis of a the movable blade support that houses an automatic locking mechanism of the blade;
• the blade comprises a movable blade overlappingly connected to the movable blade support by means of a longitudinal slide, said movable blade being movable along said slide by actuating a lock of an extension-retraction mechanism of the movable blade;
• a monitor chassis is mounted at the proximal end of the handle, said monitor including a TFT-LCD screen covered by a protective plate, the screen being connected to a printed circuit board comprising a plurality of image-adjustment controls and an on/off switch, connected respectively to four buttons sticking out through the monitor chassis, the plate comprising a microprocessor with a video output port and a power source, wherein on the rear side of the monitor the chassis comprises a housing for the articulated parts through a rotating coupling on a hollow shaft with the handle of the laryngoscope;
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• the monitor is connected through the printed circuit board to a camera comprising its own light arranged at the distal end of the movable blade support and on its lower side opposite a slide.