Surgery – Specula – Laryngoscope
Patent
1997-04-22
1998-06-30
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Specula
Laryngoscope
600197, 600199, 600243, A61B 106
Patent
active
057725810
ABSTRACT:
The disclosure relates to a penlight laryngoscope which is particularly useful by veterinarians in the examination of many animals. It finds use in long nosed animals as well as smaller animals such as squirrels, rabbits and other small species. The penlight is removable from the instrument permitting autoclave sterilization. The instrument includes a barrel portion for receiving the light source, a middle blade portion which has a concave surface and a flat terminal end portion. The concave portion provides a reflective surface to illuminate the area under examination and also adds strength to the blade. The flat terminal end has tapered sides which permit the pushing aside of the cheeks of small animals for examining their molars. The penlight laryngoscope also finds use in the examination of humans.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2648329 (1953-11-01), Morch
patent: 3507272 (1970-04-01), Laerdal
patent: 3598113 (1971-08-01), Moore
patent: 3771514 (1973-11-01), Huffman
patent: 3856001 (1974-12-01), Phillips
patent: 3916881 (1975-11-01), Heine
patent: 4037588 (1977-07-01), Heckle
patent: 4114609 (1978-09-01), Moses
patent: 4226228 (1980-10-01), Shin et al.
patent: 4295465 (1981-10-01), Racz
patent: 4344419 (1982-08-01), Burgin
patent: 4425909 (1984-01-01), Rieser
patent: 4566439 (1986-01-01), Burgin
patent: 5065738 (1991-11-01), Van Dam
patent: 5178132 (1993-01-01), Mahefky
Apley Richard J.
Hatton Ira
Husar, Esq. C. J.
LandOfFree
Penlight laryngoscope does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Penlight laryngoscope, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Penlight laryngoscope will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1853597