Patent · US Expired

Portable video laryngoscope

US6652453B2 · kind B2 · utility

52Cited by

11References

9Claims

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Inventors

Vincent Smith · Vallejo, US
Susan Smith · Crawley, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 10, 2001
Grant date	Nov 25, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 12, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B1/05
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A laryngoscope for use in intubating a patient's trachea, in routine and emergency situations. The laryngoscope has a camera mounted in the vicinity of a distal end of its probe to observe the patient's trachea opening and transmit a signal to a display on the handle. The distal end of the probe also includes ovoid, generally C-shaped gripping means, a pair of elongated grasping lips on the gripping means, and an internal clamping assembly for controlling the gripping means.

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