US 12,465,206 B2
Laryngoscope and methods of use
Andrew B. Napier, Odessa, FL (US); Robert D. Warden, III, Odessa, FL (US); and Derek Herrera, Odessa, FL (US)
Assigned to Intublade Co., Odessa, FL (US)
Filed by Bear Creek Medical LLC, Odessa, FL (US)
Filed on Dec. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/547,726.
Prior Publication US 2023/0181022 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 1/267 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/015 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/267 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/00091 (2013.01); A61B 1/015 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/0676 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 1/128 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laryngoscope comprising:
a syringe having a first longitudinal axis;
a handle having a proximal end, a distal end, and a second longitudinal axis coaxially aligned with the first longitudinal axis, the handle comprising (a) an inner cavity configured to accept at least fifty percent of a length of the syringe, the inner cavity having a first open end and a closed second end, (b) a syringe seat disposed and affixed at a bottom of the inner cavity closer to the closed second end than the first open end, (c) a valve disposed below the inner cavity adjacent the syringe seat, (d) an electronic communication slot defined in the handle adjacent the proximal end;
a cable hub having a connector for electronically and removably coupling to the electronic communication slot, the cable hub having an image processor;
a blade coupled to the distal end of the handle and unitarily formed therewith, the blade comprising a housing including a camera and a lens;
a data cable extending from the communication slot to the camera;
a tubing coupled to and in communication with the valve, the tubing extending through a portion of the blade; and
a nozzle connected to the tubing, wherein the nozzle is juxtaposed the lens, and the nozzle includes an aperture configured to spray fluid onto the lens;
wherein the handle further includes an axial slot disposed parallel with the inner cavity, and further comprising a hub at least partially receivable within the axial slot.