Patent ID: 7066881

Claim:
A spreading laryngoscope comprising two spatulas ( 2 , 4 ) lying opposite one another and able to be moved apart, each spatula ( 2 , 4 ) having two longitudinal sides, at least one of the two spatulas ( 2 , 4 ) having on each longitudinal side thereof at least one projecting tab ( 10 , 12 ), the at least one projecting tab ( 10 , 12 ) on each longitudinal side projecting from the respective longitudinal side of the one spatula ( 2 , 4 ), extending to the opposite-lying spatula ( 2 , 4 ), and being rigidly connected to the spatula ( 2 , 4 ) from which it projects, wherein the at least one projecting tab ( 10 , 12 ) does not extend over a whole longitudinal side in a longitudinal direction.