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Guiding device for use with laryngoscope

US8814786B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 2009
Grant dateAug 26, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B1/0014
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A guiding device for use with a laryngoscope for assisting in the insertion of an endotracheal tube into a patient, the device comprising a guiding means for guiding an endotracheal tube through the patient's upper airways, and an attachment means to attach the guiding means to the blade of the laryngoscope. A laryngoscope comprising the guiding device is also disclosed.

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