Patent ID: 9289114
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A laryngoscope comprising: a handle assembly and a power source mounted within said handle assembly, said handle assembly having a distal end and a proximate end wherein said proximate end is secured to an optical subassembly; said optical subassembly comprising a light source coupled to the power source and a housing supporting the light source, said housing having an opening extending along its length; a tube having an outer surface, an inner surface, a distal end and a proximate end defining a lumen there through, the proximate end of said tube being secured to the housing such that the opening in the housing aligns with the lumen, said tube having one or more longitudinal channels for guiding light from its proximate end to its distal end; and wherein the light source is positioned around the opening in the housing and arranged to project light from the proximate end of said tube through said longitudinal channels to the distal end of the tube to illuminate a length of the tube.