74 results about "Laryngoscope handle" patented technology

A portable, low power, low cost, video adapter for a common laryngoscope, having a slim self-illuminating CMOS camera, attachable with a disposable bracket to the laryngoscope blade and connected via flexible wire to the miniature battery powered color LCD monitor that is detachably mounted either on the wrist band or on top of laryngoscope handle.

Intubation laryngoscope having reusable and disposable blades, an illumination system, and an advantageous fastening appliance for connecting the blades to the laryngoscope handle.

An intubation laryngoscope having reusable and disposable blades adapted for both right and left-handed operation, an illumination system mounted on the laryngoscope handle, and an improved fastening appliance for detachable connection of the blades to the laryngoscope handle.

An intubation laryngoscope having reusable and disposable blades adapted for both right and left-handed operation, an illumination system mounted on the laryngoscope handle, and an improved fastening appliance for detachable connection of the blades to the laryngoscope handle.

Video laryngoscope system including a video laryngoscope having a laryngoscope handle and a laryngoscope blade. The video laryngoscope system includes an image capture module with at least two stationary imaging units spaced apart along the laryngoscope blade for providing real-time video streams of a patient's airway passage during an intubation and a controller for enabling a clinician performing the intubation to select one or more of the real-time video streams for real-time display on a display screen to assist intubation of a patient.

A laryngoscope device for use in the performance of direct laryngoscopy, the device including a laryngoscope blade portion connectable to a laryngoscope handle through a connector, the laryngoscope blade comprising an ultraviolet light, a white light and an imaging or viewing device at the same distance relative to the distal end of the laryngoscope blade.

Laryngoscope handles including a handle shell having a pair of opposite semi-cylindrical metal or plastic handgrip support members permanently joined together to form a tubular handgrip support and a non-metal sleeve-like handgrip encircling the handgrip support. Rechargeable illumination units for use with laryngoscopes and including a light transmissive end cap diffusely glowing on interior illumination by a least one user indication light source for providing at least one visual user indication regarding the operability of an illumination unit.

A laryngoscope blade is detachably connectable to a hook-on-type laryngoscope handle in conformity with International Standard ISO-7376-1 or ISO 7376-3. The blade comprises a rigid housing having a lower, tongue-engaging flange section extending along the length thereof, a proximal base end provided with hooks or fittings for engaging complementary handle hooks or fittings in compliance with ISO-7376-1 and ISO-7376-3, the proximal base being provided with a hook or flange of such length that the hook or flange comes into contact with the top of the handle such that the blade is prevented from rotating downwardly to such a degree that the distal end of the blade comes into contact with the side of the handle and enabling the blade to be elevated into an operating position to maintain conductivity for powering a light source for the blade.

The present invention relates to a light source apparatus for a laryngoscope. The light source apparatus is remotely operated. In an embodiment, it comprises a magnetically operated reed switch. A co-operating magnet in the laryngoscope blade actuates the reed switch when the blade is brought into proximity with the light source apparatus mounted in the laryngoscope handle.

An improved laryngoscope blade for use with a conventional laryngoscope handle and conventional means for illumination. The improvements to the blade include a small reverse curve at the tip of the blade to better visualize the depth of insertion of the blade, include a greater width of the portion of the blade proximal to the handle to provide improved means for controlling the tongue, and include a more gradual curvature of the blade to better conform to the shape of the airway opening when the patient is properly positioned for laryngoscopy. The blade may also include a vertical wall which may be thickened to serve as a bite block, and raised areas to define grooves on the surface of the blade for insertion of an endotracheal tube and / or a suction catheter.

A metal laryngoscope blade with a resiliently elastically deformable metal blade hook-on fitting for removable double snap engagement into an operative intubation position on a laryngoscope handle with a correspondingly sized handle hook-on fitting.

Disclosed are embodiments of a laryngoscope that facilitates targeted recording (video, or audio, or both video and audio) of time intervals associated with active laryngoscopy. In accordance with the teachings of the disclosure, a characteristic that reliably defines the interval of active laryngoscopy is used to trigger recording. One such characteristic is that the operator's hand is gripping the handle of the laryngoscope. Accordingly, preferred embodiments implement a laryngoscope having a handle so designed that when the handle is gripped by the operator's hand, recording is initiated and continued for as long as the operator's hand maintains a grip on the laryngoscope handle.

The invention discloses a multi-functional laryngoscope which comprises a laryngoscope mirror, a laryngoscope handle and a disposable drug containing tube that is arranged in an inner chamber of a main body of the laryngoscope handle in a way of being capable inserting and plugging, the disposable drug containing tube is communicated or disconnected with a liquid tube which is arranged on the laryngoscope mirror, through a linked moving mechanism of a control switch that is arranged inside the inner chamber of the main body of the laryngoscope handle; an air inlet adapter is arranged on the laryngoscope handle and is communicated or disconnected with an air tube that is arranged on the laryngoscope mirror, through the linked moving mechanism of the control switch; the linked moving mechanism of the control switch is used for manually controlling the communication or the disconnection through a button that is arranged outside the main body of the laryngoscope handle, and the air tube and the liquid tube are mutually communicated in a certain position. The multi-functional laryngoscope simultaneously has the functions of ventilating, oxygen supplying and medicine spraying, as well as the advantages of compact structure, convenient operations, cleanness, health caring, durable use, energy saving effect and the like.

The present invention discloses a laryngoscope composed by a standard blade (18) equipped with an optical fiber and is articulated in the pin (17) located in the laryngoscope head (41); the main body (42), were are all the electronic components and sensors are installed being closed by the handle cover (43). The laryngoscope has wireless communication capability and can communicate with a remote computer or other portable devices where a designed application is used to monitoring, visualization and recording all acquired data. The device has an inertial unit (24) to determine its spatial orientation according to the three main axis. The sound or / and visual alarms (13, 1) correspondent to an eventual excessive force compared to a certain predefined level are available in the laryngoscope handle head (41) or in the remote0 computer or mobile device. The laryngoscope includes also a LED to illuminate oral cavity, with variable intensity according to the user needs.

An electronically controlled high frequency jet ventilation laryngoscope includes a laryngoscope handle and a laryngoscope blade. An oxygen supply tube is set within the laryngoscope handle and the front end of oxygen supply tube is placed on the front end of the laryngoscope blade. The laryngoscope also includes an electronic controller having a shell body, a display screen, a solenoid valve, a power supply module, a control module and a control switch. The shell body is fixed at the top of the laryngoscope handle; the display screen and control switch are on the shell body; the power supply module and control module are within the shell body; the solenoid valve is on the oxygen supply tube within the laryngoscope handle; the display screen, control module and control switch are connected with the power supply module; and the control module is connected with the display screen and the solenoid valve, respectively.

A laryngoscope assembly with enhanced viewing capability including a laryngoscope handle having a permanently mounted laryngoscope optical system. The laryngoscope optical system has a view tube with a leading aperture lens for affording a field of view along a deflected line of sight viewing in an operative intubation position. The laryngoscope handle includes a laryngoscope optical system securing arrangement for mechanically securing the laryngoscope optical system in the operative intubation position. The laryngoscope assembly also includes an interchangeable laryngoscope blade including a trailing view tube sleeve for slidably mounting on the view tube and a leading spatula wherein the view tube sleeve has a leading transparent window for covering the aperture lens. The laryngoscope assembly further includes a blade securing arrangement for mechanically securing the laryngoscope blade on the laryngoscope handle in the operative intubation position.

A laryngoscope blade for use in viewing the vocal cords of a patient in performance of an endotracheal intubation includes a laryngoscope blade portion connectable to a laryngoscope handle to lift the patient's tongue and mandible for viewing the vocal cords and aid in the insertion of an endotracheal tube; and a black light source carried by the blade portion to prompt the visible effects of fluorescence and phosphorescence with respect to the patient's vocal cords for viewing the vocal cords and passing of the endotracheal tube there between during endotracheal intubation.

A laryngoscope disinfector characterized by a drawer that provides positioning for laryngoscopes in the drawer so that all surfaces of the laryngoscopes are exposed to ultraviolet radiation. The drawer provides for the laryngoscope blades to be positioned generally horizontally and generally vertically for disinfection of the blades. The drawer also provides, in some embodiments, positioning for the laryngoscope handles.

An improved medical instrument having a rigid blade, a handle, a power source, and an easily removable video imaging device such as a video monitor is provided. The distal end comprises a series of channels extending along the blade in which one houses a fiber optic illuminating bundle for transmitting light into an area beyond said distal end of the blade, another channel carries an image bundle for transmitting visual images from said area to a position adjacent said proximal end of said blade and a third channel houses an intubation tube installation device or other instrument. The images are carried through the channel and the handle to the video imaging device. A quick release adaptor is connected through a hollow tube containing the image bundle to the laryngoscope handle at the end opposite the blade. The video imaging device is attached to the adaptor and may be easily release or detached therefrom.

A laryngoscope comprises a blade portion and a handle portion. The handle portion comprises a plurality of grip portions, a bottom support and a top support, a bottom support and a top support. The grip portions are separated form each other. One end of each of the grip portions is mounted on the bottom support, and the other end of each of the grip portions is mounted on the top support. The blade portion is integrally formed with the top support of the handle portion and extending away from the handle portion. Each of the grip portions is formed by a two-part mold technique.

The invention provides a laryngoscope which comprises a liquid crystal display, a laryngoscope handle, a camera as well as a laryngoscope piece, wherein a first elastic locking device is arranged on each side of the upper end of the laryngoscope handle; the camera is connected with the liquid crystal display through a connecting wire; flexibility of the connecting wire self in the laryngoscope handle can be achieved through a shift adjusting device; the laryngoscope piece comprises a handle sleeve, a main body and a tongue pressing plate; the laryngoscope piece is detachably connected with thelaryngoscope handle through the first elastic locking device. The laryngoscope piece is not only capable of wrapping the connecting wire and the camera, but also adaptive to the shape of the laryngoscope handle and capable of wrapping the laryngoscope handle inside as well, and thus cross infection of patients can be well prevented. Meanwhile, due to adoption of the first elastic locking devicesat the upper end of the laryngoscope handle, the laryngoscope piece can be conveniently mounted and dismounted, the length of the connecting wire can be also adjusted according to laryngoscope piecesof different models, and the laryngoscope piece can be replaced conveniently.

A visible laryngoscope with a movable guide piece includes a display and a laryngoscope handle, wherein one end of the laryngoscope handle is fixedly connected to the display, the other end of the laryngoscope handle is convexly provided with a laryngoscope blade, and the front end of the laryngoscope blade is equipped with a camera component; and the visible laryngoscope also includes the movableguide piece, the movable guide piece is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the laryngoscope blade, and under the drive of external force, the movable guide piece can rotate and switch between the open position and the closed position, so as to open or close a front opening of the laryngoscope blade. The visible laryngoscope with the movable guide piece provided by the invention solves the technical problems of difficult insertion and removal and throat compression risk caused by large front-end size of the existing visible laryngoscope with a built-in guide part. High success rate and operability of auxiliary intubation and detubation of a laryngoscope with a built-in guide piece are realized, and at the same time, the risk of laryngeal injury in patients caused by a traditional fixed-guide laryngoscope can be greatly reduced, so the therapeutic effect of patients is improved.

A ventilatory laryngoscope with disposable laryngoscope lens including: a laryngoscope handle and a laryngoscope lens that is connected with an extension arm of the handle; transparent lens protecting cover on the end of the lens cavity; oxygen injecting through-hole on the cover; oxygen supply pipe in seal plug connection with the through-hole, the other end connected with an oxygen source pipe; scrubbing nozzle on the cover, and a drug delivery pipe. The laryngoscope has advantages: during the trachea intubation, ventilation and oxygen supply may be achieved in the body to effectively prevent cerebral anoxia and prolong the safe time limit of the intubation, improve the success rate of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, and provide a safe and reliable guarantee; improve intubation safety and reduce professional risk; the secreta may be removed from the cover to achieve timely rescue of critically ill patients by collecting clear glottis image and smoothly completing the intubation.

The invention discloses a visual laryngoscope, which comprises a handle; a display, a laryngoscope handle, a lens and a ejection mechanism, wherein the display is arranged at the top of the handle through a connecting mechanism; the laryngoscope handle is fastened at the bottom of the handle, and a camera unit is arranged at the front end part of the laryngoscope handle; the lens is arranged on the laryngoscope handle in a sleeved manner and is connected to the handle in a detachable manner, the lens comprises a hollow arc tube sleeved on the laryngoscope handle and conforming to the physiological curvature of human oral cavity and throat and a surrounding shell connected to the rear end of the hollow arc tube and surrounding the bottom of the handle, and a tongue depressor is arranged atthe front end of the hollow arc tube; and the ejection mechanism can disengage the lens from the handle. The visual laryngoscope is safe and reliable, convenient to assemble and disassemble and has good waterproof effect.