Camera tube with guide surface for intubation stylet and method of use
US10556078B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/3306
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method involves using a camera tube in connection with a laryngeal mask. The camera tube cooperates with an intubation stylet. The camera tube is an elongate member having a length extending between opposite distal and proximal ends. The distal end of the camera tube has a camera. The camera tube has an exterior surface and an intubation stylet guide support surface extending radially outward from the exterior surface along a portion of the length adjacent to the distal end. The intubation stylet guide support surface is configured to cooperate with an intubation stylet. The user may manipulate the proximal end of the camera tube to change the orientation of the intubation stylet with in the laryngeal mask while using the camera to visualize the patient's laryngeal opening. Once the intubation stylet is aligned with the patient's laryngeal opening, the intubation stylet may be advanced therethrough.
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