Laryngoscopy system for performing a secure and easy insertion procedure of a medical instrument into a patient
The laryngoscope system with a video intubation laryngoscope and separable devices addresses the complexity and risk of inserting medical instruments by enabling safe and easy insertion, improving procedural safety and efficiency.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- HK · HK
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- KONSTANTINOS RAYMONDOS
- Filing Date
- 2026-05-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-17
AI Technical Summary
Existing medical procedures for inserting medical instruments like suction catheters or endoscopes into patients are often complex and risky, lacking a safe and simple insertion method, particularly during laryngoscopy.
A laryngoscope system comprising a video intubation laryngoscope and separable medical devices such as a suction catheter or endoscope, designed for safe and easy insertion into patients, facilitating procedures like intubation and laryngoscopy.
The system enables safer and simpler insertion of medical instruments, enhancing procedural efficiency and reducing risks during laryngoscopy and intubation.
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Abstract
Description
LARYNGOSCOPY SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING A SECURE AND EASY INSERTION PROCEDURE OF A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT INTO A PATIENT The invention relates to a laryngoscopy system for performing a safe and simple insertion procedure for inserting at least one medical instrument, which is not an endotracheal tube, into a patient. eg, a suction cathe-ter or an endoscope. Furthermore, the invention relates to the field of intubating a patient with an endotracheal tube as well as to additional procedures in the field of laryngoscopy, eg, for performing a laryngoscopic examination and / or a laryngoscopic procedure on a patient. Abstract This invention relates to a laryngoscope system for performing a safe and simple insertion procedure for inserting at least one medical device into a patient, which is not an endotracheal tube. The laryngoscope system includes at least one video intubation laryngoscope and the medical device, such as a suction catheter or endoscope, as mutually separable components. Furthermore, this invention relates to the fields of intubation of patients using endotracheal tubes and to additional procedures in the field of laryngoscopy, such as for performing laryngoscopy examinations and / or laryngoscopy procedures on patients.
Claims
1. A laryngoscopy system for performing a safe insertion procedure of at least one medical instrument, other than an endotracheal tube (90), into a patient, the laryngoscopy system comprising, as separate components, at least one video intubation laryngoscope (5, 8) and the medical instrument (69), with the following features: a) the video intubation laryngoscope (5, 8) has a1) a handle (1) for holding the video intubation laryngoscope (5, 8) or a part thereof, and a2) a rigid guide rail (2) connected to the handle (1), which has a longitudinally curved course and a longitudinally extending guide channel (23) following the curved course from a patient-remote end (8) to a patient-proximal end (9) of the guide rail (2), which is configured for guiding an endotracheal tube (90) for intubation. is,a3) at least one first optical detection device (11) in the patient-adjacent area (9) on the guide rail (2) and a4) a video display device (8) for displaying the images captured by the at least one first optical detection device (11), b) the medical instrument (69) has a flexible or semi-rigid elongated instrument body (62), in particular a tubular or tube-shaped instrument body, wherein the elongated flexible or semi-rigid instrument body (62) is guideable in the guide channel (23) of the guide rail (2) along the curved path and can assume a curved path corresponding to the curved path of the guide rail (2),wherein the instrument body (62) can be guided along the entire longitudinal extent of the guide rail (2) in the guide channel (23) without the operation of control elements and, when the patient-adjacent end (9) of the guide rail (2) is placed at the laryngeal inlet of the patient, can be selectively inserted into the laryngeal inlet, the trachea, the bronchi or the esophagus of the patient by simply sliding it forward under visual control of the images of the first optical detection device (11).
2. Laryngoscopy system according to claim 1, characterized by the fact thatthe medical instrument (69) is an endoscope having as its instrument body (62) a flexible or semi-rigid elongated tubular endoscope body, wherein the endoscope (69) has at least one second optical detection device (63) arranged at the end of the tubular endoscope body (62) closest to the patient, wherein the elongated flexible or semi-rigid endoscope body (62) is guideable in the guide channel (23) of the guide rail (2) along its curved course and can assume a curved course corresponding to the curved course of the guide rail (2),wherein the endoscope body (69) can be guided along the entire longitudinal extent of the guide rail (2) in the guide channel (23) without endoscope control and, when the patient-adjacent end (9) of the guide rail (2) is placed at the laryngeal inlet of the patient, can be selectively inserted into the laryngeal inlet, the trachea, the bronchi or the esophagus of the patient under visual control of both the images of the first optical detection device (11) and the images of the second optical detection device (63).
3. Laryngoscopy system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that the guide rail (2) has a U-shaped guide channel (23) in profile, which is at least partially open on an upper surface (6) facing the patient's tongue during the intubation process, wherein the guide channel (23) is closed at least in the area close to the patient by means of at least one cover element on the upper surface (6).
4. Laryngoscopy system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that the video intubation laryngoscope (5, 8) has an epiglottis lifter (3) for lifting the epiglottis of the patient, wherein the epiglottis lifter (3) is movably mounted on a component of the video intubation laryngoscope (5, 8), in particular on the guide rail (2), via at least one mounting element.
5. Laryngoscopy system according to claim 4, characterized by the fact that The epiglottis lifter (3) at least in the patient-adjacent area (8), in particular in a bending section (20) of the guide rail (2), predominantly or completely covers the guide rail (2) or at least the guide channel (23) on the upper side (8) of the guide rail (2).
6. Laryngoscopy system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact thatthe video intubation laryngoscope has a suction device (4) which is designed to aspirate fluids in the area of the patient-adjacent end (9) of the guide rail (2), wherein the suction device (4) has at least one suction opening (40) for aspirating the fluids.
7. Laryngoscopy system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that the medical instrument (69) has a handle (60) with at least one control element (61) at its end furthest from the patient, wherein the medical instrument (69) has a remote control mechanism by which the end of the instrument body (62) closest to the patient can be adjusted into different curvatures by operating the at least one control element (61).
8. Laryngoscopy system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact thatthe video display device (8) is configured to display at least two separate video image streams (80), wherein the at least two separate video image streams (80) comprise the images of at least two first optical detection devices (11) of the video intubation laryngoscope (5, 8) or a first optical detection device (11) of the video intubation laryngoscope (5, 8) and a second optical detection device (63) of the endoscope (69).
9. Laryngoscopy system according to claim 8, characterized by the fact that the video display device (8) is configured to automatically switch the display of at least one video image stream (80) to different video image sources depending on whether a second optical detection device (63) of the endoscope (69) is connected to the video display device (8) or not.
10. Laryngoscopy system according to claim 8 or 9, characterized by the fact thatthe video display device (8) is configured to switch the display of at least one video image stream (80) between different video image sources by means of an operation of a control element of the video display device (8) or of another part of the video intubation laryngoscope (5, 8).
11. Laryngoscopy system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that the medical instrument (69) is designed as a suction catheter or as an endoscope, in particular as a bronchoscope or gastroscope.
12. Laryngoscopy system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that The laryngoscopy system has as a further component an endotracheal tube (90) or a tracheal catheter, wherein the instrument body (62) can be placed in or passed through a lumen of the endotracheal tube (90) or tracheal catheter.
13. Laryngoscopy system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact thatthe handle (1), the guide rail (2) and the at least one first optical detection device (11) are designed as a common assembly, wherein the video display device (8) is designed as a separate assembly from this common assembly, which can be connected or is connected to the at least one first optical detection device (11) via at least one data transmission link (54) for the transmission of the images recorded by the at least one first optical detection device (11).