Surgery – Specula – Laryngoscope
Patent
1999-03-25
2000-08-15
Hirsch, Paul J.
Surgery
Specula
Laryngoscope
600193, 600198, A61B 1267
Patent
active
061028517
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a laryngoscope comprising a handle member having an upper portion and an internal cavity portion. The laryngoscope further comprises a blade member having a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion of the blade member is removably connected to the upper portion of the handle member. The laryngoscope further comprises a fiber optic cable having first and second ends extending from the first end portion of the blade member to substantially the second end portion of the blade member. The laryngoscope further comprises a light source removably disposed within the internal cavity of the handle member. The light source comprises a light emitting portion in communication with the first end of the fiber optic cable through the upper portion of the handle member to thereby transmit light through the fiber optic cable.
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Fox Steven N.
Hirsch Paul J.
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