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US 8,464,710 B1Granted
Device for aiding intubation
OwnerMelissa Franckowiakinventor
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Abstract
A device for aiding intubation of a patient comprising a generally ovular palate bridge having a flexible convex surface to allow the device to conform to a roof of a patient's mouth and a flexible concave surface to allow for space in the mouth for placement of an endotracheal tube or to clear an oral airway which is attached to a teeth guard to prevent dental trauma and an esophageal block to block aspiration from a patient's stomach into a patient's lungs and to prevent erroneous intubation.
Claims7
A device for aiding intubation of a patient comprising:
- a generally ovular palate bridge having a first end and second end wherein said ovular palate bridge has a flexible convex surface to allow the device to conform to a roof of a patient's mouth and a flexible concave surface to allow for space in the mouth for placement of an endotracheal tube or to clear an airway;
- a teeth guard to prevent dental trauma attached to said first end of said ovular palate bridge;
- and an esophageal block attached to said second end of said ovular palate bridge to block aspiration from a patient's stomach into a patient's lungs and to prevent erroneous intubation wherein said esophageal block is shaped to model a patient's posterior pharynx and esophagus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.