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AssigneeKarl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsKamilla König-Urban, Fabienne Riester, Johannes Fangmann
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A surgical laryngoscope blade made of a metallic base material with a shaft having an elongate base body is presented. The base body extends between a proximal and distal end and forms a central main channel and an auxiliary channel. The main channel comprises a proximal end profile and a distal end profile. The proximal end profile has an approximately oval design. The distal end profile is geometrically adapted to a vocal cord apparatus. The major axis of the proximal end profile and the major axis of the distal end profile are oriented orthogonal to one another. The auxiliary channel is spaced apart from the main channel in a proximal end region adjacent to the proximal end of the base body. The auxiliary channel opens into the main channel in a distal end region. A method serves to produce such a surgical laryngoscope blade.
A laryngoscope component, comprising a monolithic metallic body produced in a single additive manufacturing build from a metallic powder feedstock, the body defining one or more internal passages formed integrally within the body during the additive manufacturing build, wherein at least one of the internal passages has a geometry that is not accessible for formation by subtractive machining after completion of the build.
A method for manufacturing a laryngoscope component, comprising the steps of
A laryngoscope, comprising:
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