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Multifunctional visualization instrument

US10835115B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Aircraft Medical Limited · GB

Inventors

Peter Douglas Colin Inglis · Edinburgh, GB
Hua Yang · Delta, CA
Matthew John Ross McGrath · Edinburgh, GB
Michael Ng
Andrew J. Gano · Louisville, US
Rhea Marie May · Golden, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 13, 2018
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 13, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B1/053
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A multifunctional visualization instrument is provided that, in certain embodiments, includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end. The multifunctional visualization instrument includes a display screen on the body and a camera stick at the distal end of the body and comprising an arm and a camera. The arm of the camera stick is sized to fit within a channel of a removable laryngoscope blade. The multifunctional visualization instrument includes a port on a surface of the laryngoscope, configured to mate with an introducer and a steering input for steering the introducer, displayed on the display screen simultaneously with an image of the patient captured by the camera.

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