Laryngoscope including an upwardly curved blade having a downwar

Details Laryngoscope including an upwardly curved blade having a downwar Laryngoscope including an upwardly curved blade having a downwar

1995-04-24

1997-02-18

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery

Specula

Laryngoscope

600185, 600188, 600199, A61B 126

Patent

active

056036884

ABSTRACT:
An improved laryngoscope and its method of use are disclosed herein. The laryngoscope includes a handle and a blade wherein the blade includes a tip portion at its distal end which is positioned in a specific location relative to the rest of the blade when the blade and handle are positioned in their normal, operative downwardly directed position. In a method of using the laryngoscope as disclosed herein, the downwardly directed tip portion of the blade remains adjacent an endotracheal tube which follows a given path upon emerging at the distal end of the blade.

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