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US 2024/0389845 A1Published application
Video laryngoscope systems and methods
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsPeter Douglas Colin Inglis, Matthew John Ross McGrath, Michael Ng
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Abstract
A laryngoscope system includes a body having a handle and an arm, a camera mounted on a distal end of the arm, and a removable blade having a channel sized to fit over the arm to couple the blade to the body. The blade includes a magnet, and a sensor disposed in the body is responsive to the magnet. The laryngoscope system also includes a processor disposed in the body and programmed to enable at least one monitoring function in response to a signal from the sensor.
Claims20
A video laryngoscope, comprising:
- a body;
- a camera coupled to the body and configured to obtain image data;
- a display screen coupled to the body and configured to display the image data;
- a touch sensor coupled to the body and configured to generate a touch signal;
- and
- a processor disposed in the body and programmed to, in response to receipt of the touch signal from the touch sensor:
- capture a still image from the image data;
- and
- initiate wireless transfer of the captured still image to a device that is physically separate from the body.
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A video laryngoscope, comprising:
- a body;
- a camera coupled to the body and configured to obtain image data;
- a display screen coupled to the body and configured to display the image data;
- a touch sensor coupled to the body and configured to generate a touch signal;
- and
- a processor disposed in the body and programmed to, in response to receipt of touch signals from the touch sensor:
- detect a first type of touch, and based on the first type of touch, capture a still image from the image data;
- and
- detect a second type of touch, and based on the second type of touch, starting or stopping streaming of the image data to a device that is physically separate from the body.
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A video laryngoscope, comprising:
- a body;
- a camera coupled to the body and configured to obtain image data;
- a touchscreen display coupled to the body and configured to display the image data;
- and
- a processor disposed in the body and programmed to, in response to receipt of touch signals from the touchscreen display:
- detect a first type of touch, and based on the first type of touch, capture a still image from the image data;
- and
- detect a second type of touch, and based on the second type of touch, starting or stopping streaming of the image data to a device that is physically separate from the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.