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US 7,458,932 B2Granted
Tongue stabilizer for laryngoscope blade
OwnerWilliam Y. Suninventor
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Abstract
A tongue stabilizer includes a tongue-engaging plate that is held on a laryngoscope blade by pressure sensitive adhesive, with a foam strip in-between to compensate for any irregularities between the tongue-engaging plate and the laryngoscope blade. The tongue-engaging plate is cup shape to cradle the tongue to prevent the tongue from interfering with the visibility and process of intubation. A protective strip can be used to cover the adhesive.
Claims17
A tongue stabilizer for a laryngoscope blade comprising:
- a tongue-engaging plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a forward end, a rear end, a first side, a second side and a central area;
- a foam strip support having a top surface and a bottom surface with said foam top surface attached to said tongue engaging plate bottom surface between said forward end and said rear end and between said first side and said second side;
- a pressure-sensitive adhesive having a top surface, attached to and extending along said foam support bottom surface, and a bottom surface, available for attaching said tongue stabilizer to a laryngoscope blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.