Patent ID: 11957839
Assignee: SAFER MEDICAL PRODUCTS, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. An intubation assembly structured for insertion of an intubation apparatus and configured to at least partially reduce displacement of exhaled particles from a patient, said intubation assembly comprising:
an intubation apparatus assembly comprising a sleeve, said sleeve configured and dimensioned to receive an intubation apparatus on an inside thereof, said sleeve further configured and dimensioned for insertion into the mouth of the patient,
shield body comprising a top surface and a bottom surface,
the shield body having a length adapted to extend at least from the patient's chin to the patient's eyes,
a top portion disposed on a distal end of said shield body,
a first side segment and a second side segment, each one of said first side segment and said second side segment disposed on a proximal end of said shield body,
said first side segment and said second side segment being disposed in spaced apart relation to one another collectively defining an aperture, said aperture being configured and dimensioned to allow access to a hand and arm of a user to an enclosure area and said sleeve,
said top portion and said bottom surface of said shield body collectively defining said enclosure area,
said shield body comprising an opening for insertion of said sleeve,
at least one vacuum opening disposed on said shield body and structured for attachment to a vacuum tube,
said shield body and said sleeve collectively disposable into and out of an operative position and an inoperative position,
said operative position comprising the intubation apparatus being disposed on said shield opening and extending into the mouth of the patient; an interior of said shield body oriented to face a front side of the patient, and
said aperture further configured and dimensioned to allow the hand of the user to retain the sleeve and make manual positional adjustments of the shield body with respect to the front side of the patient when said shield body and said sleeve are disposed in said operative position, and
the shield body not configured to extend along the patient's ears in the operative position.