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Apparatus for orotracheal intubation

US7909758B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 2006
Grant dateMar 22, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 18, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M16/0434
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention provides a laryngoscope blade, wherein the blade comprises a tube having an opening along one side. This invention further provides a laryngoscope blade comprising at its front portion a first surface for lifting the epiglottis of a patient and a second surface for fixing the portion of the posterior part of the vocal cords of the patient.

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