Applicator for oropharyngeal anesthetic

US9265898B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Wolfe Tory Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Govind R.C. Rajan · Ballwin, US
• Marshall T. Denton · Salt Lake City, US
• Perry W. Croll · Sandy, US
• Mark A. Christensen · Santa Cruz, US
• Timothy R. Wolfe · Salt Lake City, US
• J. Michael Brown · Diemelstraße, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 12, 2008
• Grant date: Feb 23, 2016
• Expiry date: May 24, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M35/003
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An anesthetic dispensing device (100) particularly adapted to apply anesthetic agent to the oral cavity and upper tracheal area of a medical patient prior to intubation of such patient. An exemplary dispenser (100) includes a handle (110) operably connected to a retractor (112) that carries an anesthetic dispensing device (104). A currently preferred dispensing device (104) includes a fluid-dispersing nozzle (118) in fluid communication with a syringe (116). Sometimes, an optical device (164) is coupled to the dispenser (100) to permit direct visualization of the application of anesthetic agent.