Patent ID: 7909757

Claim:
A blade for a laryngoscope having a handle, the blade comprising an elongated body having a central axis, and having: a) a distal tip being symmetric about the central axis; b) a central portion having a downwardly convex arcuate cross-section, comprising: i) a first flange and a second flange, each flange having a distal flange tip and a proximal base with the distal flange tip of each flange being separated from the distal tip of the laryngoscope blade by a gap, the first flange tip being a mirror image about the central axis of the second flange tip; the outer edge of the base of the first flange being convex with respect to the central axis, and the outer edge of the base of the second flange being concave with respect to the central axis such that the base of the first flange is not a mirror image about the central axis of the base of the second flange; and ii) a light attachment area comprising an opening on the central axis and a trough on the top of the blade, wherein a source of light extends in the trough and through the opening to the bottom of the blade; and c) a proximal handle attachment portion.