Patent ID: 8267856

Claim:
A laryngoscope spatula, comprising: a spatula blade having a length in a longitudinal direction, said spatula blade having: an upper shell having, in cross-section transverse to said longitudinal direction, a first upper shell portion, a second upper shell portion and a third upper shell portion, said second upper shell portion and said third upper shell portion being mutually oppositely directed away from said first upper shell portion such that said upper shell has a substantially Z-shape configuration, a lower shell having, in cross-section transverse to said longitudinal direction, a first lower shell portion, a second lower shell portion and a third lower shell portion, said second lower shell portion and said third lower shell portion being mutually oppositely directed away from said first lower shell portion such that said lower shell has a substantially Z-shape configuration, said first upper shell portion forming a first side wall and said first lower shell portion forming a second side wall spaced apart from said first side wall along at least part of said length of said spatula blade, said second upper shell portion and said second lower shell portion partially lying flat on each other and forming a first limb extending from said first side wall to beyond said second side wall, said third upper shell portion and said third lower shell portion partially lying flat on each other and forming a second limb extending from said second side wall to beyond said first side wall, said first and second side walls and said first and second limbs forming a cavity; wherein the upper shell and lower shell are separate pieces prior to being attached to one another to form the spatula blade.