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

Claim 0:
1. A shield assembly structured for insertion of an intubation apparatus and configured to at least partially reduce displacement of exhaled particles from a patient, said shield assembly comprising:
a 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 make positional adjustments of the shield body with respect to a front side of the patient,
said top portion and said bottom surface of said shield body collectively defining said enclosure area,
said shield body comprising an opening structured and dimensioned for insertion of the intubation apparatus,
at least one vacuum opening disposed on said shield body and structured for attachment to a vacuum tube,
said shield body disposable into and out of an operative position and an inoperative position, and
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 the front side of the patient, and
the shield body not configured to extend along the patient's ears in the operative position.