Patent ID: 8257250

Claim:
A laryngoscope for use in viewing the vocal cords of a patient in performance of an endotracheal intubation, comprising: a handle to be gripped by a medical professional in performing the endotracheal intubation; a blade portion extending from the handle to lift the patient's tongue and mandible for viewing the vocal cords and aid in the insertion of an endotracheal tube; a power source; and a black light source powered by the power source and carried by the blade portion to prompt the visible effects of fluorescence and phosphorescence with respect to the patient's vocal cords for viewing the vocal cords and surrounding anatomy and passing of the endotracheal tube there between during endotracheal intubation; and a white light source carried by the blade portion to provide general illumination of the interior of the patient's mouth and back of the patient's throat, the black light source and the white light source switchable to a both on condition, wherein the blade portion includes a proximal portion and a distal portion, and one of the black light source and the while light source located closer to the distal portion of the blade portion and the other of the black light source and the while light source located closer to the proximal portion of the blade portion.