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Laryngoscope

US4437458A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 25, 1981
Grant dateMar 20, 1984
Priority date—
Expiry dateNov 25, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M16/0488
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An improved laryngoscope having a blade which is curved and tubular and has an improved light means for illuminating the forward end of the blade. In a number of embodiments of the laryngoscope, a light source is mounted in the upper end of the handle of the laryngoscope so the handle can be used with a conventional laryngoscope blade or a non-conventional laryngoscope blade. In one embodiment, the light source is carried by an adapter removably mounted on the handle near the location where the handle and blade are interconnected.

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