Medical device for conducting a medical examination and/or intervention within a human or animal body
AssigneeMedizinische Hochschule Hannover
InventorKonstantinos Raymondos
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Abstract
The invention is related to a medical device (1) for conducting a medical examination and/or intervention within a human or animal body, the medical device (1) comprising a handle (2) and a curved guiding bar (3) connected to the handle (2), the guiding bar (3) comprising a guiding duct (4) adapted for guiding a medical instrument (5) from the handle area to a distal end (7) of the guiding bar (3) which is distant from the handle (2), the guiding bar (3) comprising on its distal end (7) a first camera (6) which is integrated within the guiding bar (3) or attached to the guiding bar (3), whereby the first camera (6) is arranged and adjusted for capturing an area (8) in front of the distal end (7) of the guiding bar (3).
Claims24
A medical device for conducting a medical examination and/or intervention within a human or animal body, the medical device comprising
- a handle;
- a curved guiding bar connected to the handle, the guiding bar comprising
- a guiding duct configured for guiding a medical instrument from an area of the handle to a distal end of the guiding bar which is a first distance from the handle,
- a curved bending area which is a second distance from the handle,
- wherein the guiding duct is configured as a channel with a backside wall, a left side wall, and a right side wall, wherein the channel has at least one or more partial sections without a top wall such that the curved guiding bar is at least partially open on an inner side of the curved bending area, wherein a top and the inner side of the curved bending area face an anterior direction in a state of use;
- and
- a first camera at the distalmost end of the guiding bar which is integrated within the guiding bar or attached to the guiding bar, whereby the first camera is arranged and adjusted for capturing an area in front of the distal end of the guiding bar,
- wherein the medical device is sized and configured for conducting a medical examination and/or intervention within a human or animal body without lifting an epiglottis or a tongue base of the human or animal body, wherein the medical device is without a lifter for lifting the epiglottis or the tongue base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.