Patent ID: 6471643
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A laryngoscope, in particular for introducing a tube into a trachea of a patient, comprising:a handle; and a laryngoscope spatula connected to said handle, said laryngoscope spatula having a longitudinal direction, and, further being configured, at least in part, as a tubular hollow body having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein said tubular hollow body comprises a lateral longitudinal opening extending from said distal end to said proximal end, and wherein said laryngoscope spatula comprises at its distal end a substantially flat tip adjacent to said distal end of said tubular hollow body, said tip having a distal end which is in transverse direction substantially straight, wherein a cross-sectional area of said laryngoscope spatula decreases in a proximal area of said tubular hollow body.