Surgery – Specula – Laryngoscope
Patent
1996-08-09
1998-04-28
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Specula
Laryngoscope
600198, A61B 132
Patent
active
057438498
ABSTRACT:
A disposable protective sleeve used for covering laryngoscopes has a sheath and a shield integrally formed of a flexible material. The sheath defines a hollow cavity adapted to enclose a laryngoscope blade. The shield is attached to the sheath and is suited to cover a portion of the laryngoscope handle. The disposable sleeve is molded of a flexible plastic in a size and shape to conform to a particular size and shape of laryngoscope blade. After use, the sleeve is disposed of and the laryngoscope is covered with a new sleeve before being used again.
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Kearney, III William T.
Maupin Timothy P.
Phatak Ganesh V.
Rice Mark J.
Williams William T.
Apley Richard J.
Blue Ridge Products, LP
Pothier Denise
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