Patent ID: 8414481
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A laryngoscope comprising: a handle; a first arm component having a proximal end and a distal end opposed from the proximal end, the first arm component being substantially rigid; a second arm component having a proximal end and a distal end opposed from the proximal end, the second arm component being substantially rigid; a camera disposed at the distal end of the second arm component; an intermediate arm component that movably connects the distal end of the first arm component to the proximal end of the second arm component; and a hinge pivotably connecting the handle to the proximal end of the first arm component, the first arm component and the handle being pivotable about the hinge between a first position and a second position; wherein when the hinge is in the first position, an angle formed between the first arm component and the handle is generally perpendicular and when the hinge is in the second position, the angle formed between the first arm component and the handle is generally obtuse.