Viewing system with adapter handle for medical breathing tubes
US5941816A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M16/08
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A viewing system for use with a breathing tube such as an endotracheal intubation tube or a tracheostomy tube and a viewing assembly having a viewing conduit for indirectly viewing the tracheal area of a patient into which the breathing tube is being inserted and for guiding the tube into place within the patient's trachea is disclosed. The viewing system also incorporates an adapter handle which allows the viewing assembly to be used with breathing tubes of varied lengths.
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