US 11,786,684 B2
Cricothyrotomy device
Rishab Rao Veldur, Marietta, GA (US); Eric Simon, Marietta, GA (US); and Katherine McNeice, Marietta, GA (US)
Filed by Rishab Rao Veldur, Marietta, GA (US); Eric Simon, Marietta, GA (US); and Katherine McNeice, Marietta, GA (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/723,616.
Prior Publication US 2021/0187227 A1, Jun. 24, 2021
Int. Cl. A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/3211 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/0472 (2013.01) [A61B 17/3211 (2013.01); A61M 16/0084 (2014.02); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cricothyrotomy device comprising:
an incision member and an insertion member;
wherein the incision member comprises an incision holder, a scalpel assembly and a spring assembly;
wherein the incision holder has a first longitudinal flat surface, the first longitudinal flat surface having one or more protrusions,
wherein the scalpel assembly comprises a scalpel and a scalpel cap attached to a distal end of the scalpel,
wherein the distal end of the scalpel is the end further away from the cricothyroid area of a person in need of cricothyrotomy,
wherein the scalpel cap is broader than the scalpel,
wherein the spring assembly comprises a compression spring,
wherein the insertion member comprises an insertion handle and a cannula assembly;
wherein the insertion handle has a second longitudinal flat surface, the second longitudinal flat surface having one or more recessions,
wherein the cannula assembly comprises a cannula suitable for insertion into human trachea, and a cannula cap attached to the distal end of the cannula, the cannula cap being broader than the cannula,
wherein the incision member and the insertion member can be separated and reconnected,
wherein the first longitudinal flat surface of the incision holder and second longitudinal flat surface of the insertion handle are adjoined when the incision member and the insertion member are connected.