Patent ID: 8998805
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A laryngoscope configured to facilitate observation of a trachea inlet portion of a patient, comprising a blade for insertion into a mouth of the patient, the blade being formed into an approximately rectangular plate shape, having a tongue depressor which is bent downwardly in a concave shape, and having on a side edge of the tongue depressor in a downwardly extending manner a pushing plate configured for pushing a tongue toward one side in an oral cavity of the patient; a grippable handle having a distal end to which the blade is connected, a first electrode mounted on a distal end portion of the tongue depressor, a second electrode configured to contact the patient's body in a vicinity of an epiglottis of the patient, and electrical connections between the first electrode and the second electrode, and wherein during a power on state of the laryngoscope, a low frequency current is conducted between the first electrode and the second electrode, and wherein during the power on state, the first electrode is configured to give tetanic stimulation to muscles around the epiglottis, whereby the epiglottis is lifted, exposing the trachea inlet portion so as to facilitate said observation of the trachea inlet portion.