Patent ID: 9320420
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A video laryngoscope comprising: a body having a handle portion and a curved blade portion terminating in a tip having a distal end, the blade portion defining at least one aperture formed proximal to the tip, the curved blade portion dimensioned for oral insertion into a buccal cavity of a subject; a fiber optic light source terminating within the curved blade portion and upon activation directly illuminates an area including the distal end of the tip and the at least one aperture, said fiber optic light source is recessed behind the at least one aperture; a video system coupled to said body and relaying imagery of the tip to a video monitor; an external suction tube; and a channel extending through said body providing fluid communication to the at least one aperture and an external source of suction, said channel sized to accommodate said external suction tube insertion into said channel so as to generate a suction at the at least one aperture, the at least one aperture having an aperture area smaller than a cross section of said channel such that said external suction tube is confined within said channel.