Laryngoscope blade and method of use
AssigneeIntubrite, LLC
InventorsJames P. Tenger, Leslie A. Tenger, John R. Hicks
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Abstract
A laryngoscope blade for use in viewing the vocal cords of a patient in performance of an endotracheal intubation includes a laryngoscope blade portion connectable to a laryngoscope handle to lift the patient's tongue and mandible for viewing the vocal cords and aid in the insertion of an endotracheal tube; and a black light source carried by the blade portion to prompt the visible effects of fluorescence and phosphorescence with respect to the patient's vocal cords for viewing the vocal cords and passing of the endotracheal tube there between during endotracheal intubation.
Claims7
A laryngoscope blade for use in viewing the vocal cords of a patient in performance of an endotracheal intubation, comprising:
- a laryngoscope blade portion connectable to a laryngoscope handle to lift the patient's tongue and mandible for viewing the vocal cords and aid in the insertion of an endotracheal tube, the blade portion including a proximal portion and a distal portion;
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- one or more light sources carried by the blade portion and including a light source closer to the distal portion of the blade portion and a light source closer to the proximal portion of the blade portion, the one or more light sources comprising:
- a black light source carried by the blade portion to prompt the visible effects of fluorescence and phosphorescence with respect to the patient's vocal cords for viewing the vocal cords and surrounding anatomy and passing of the endotracheal tube there between during endotracheal intubation;
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- a white light source carried by the blade portion to provide general illumination of the interior of the patient's mouth and back of the patient's throat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.