Patent ID: 7128710
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A disposable laryngoscope blade compatible with Fiber Optic Green System Handles comprising a blade portion and a heel portion intimately secured thereto and having a proximal mounting end and an acrylic light carrying rod, wherein said blade portion, having a distal and a proximal end, is formed from a type 304 stainless steel, said blade portion after forming has been subjected to the steps of drilling a plurality of holes adjacent its proximal end for molding, then polishing, then ultrasonic cleaning, and then sand blasting, after which said heel portion, which is made from a thermoplastic plastic material that can be sterilized by gamma radiation and cannot be sterilized by steam autoclaving and which is a low viscosity resin suitable for molding in multi-cavity molds and thin sections that are difficult to fill, is intimately molded in a cavity mold upon the proximal end of said blade portion and into said holes in said blade portion, thereafter said heel portion is deburred, and said acrylic light carrying rod is assembled with said blade portion and said heel portion and extends from the distal end of said blade portion to the proximal end of said heel portion.