Patent ID: 9078615
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A laryngoscope comprising: a handle; an elongate blade pivotally attached to the handle; an indirect visualization means for viewing the laryngeal inlet of a patient; and at least two different detachable guiding devices, the guiding devices each comprising a sleeve that wholly encloses the elongate blade, at least one of the guiding devices is a guiding device for difficult airway intubations, the guiding device for difficult airway intubations comprising: a guiding paddle for guiding an endotracheal tube through the patient's upper airways, and attachment means to attach the guiding paddle to the blade of the laryngoscope, wherein the guiding paddle extends outward substantially level to and in the plane of an upper or a lower surface of the guiding device of the laryngoscope, and wherein the guiding paddle extends longitudinally from a distal end of the blade of the laryngoscope to form an anteriorly deflected extended tip.