Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Laryngoscope
- Patent Title (中): 喉镜
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Application No.: US09988955Application Date: 2001-11-21
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Publication No.: US06676598B2Publication Date: 2004-01-13
- Inventor: Jürgen Rudischhauser , Martin Renner , Klaus M. Irion , Peter Schwarz , Helmut Wehrstein , Mark Kocher
- Applicant: Jürgen Rudischhauser , Martin Renner , Klaus M. Irion , Peter Schwarz , Helmut Wehrstein , Mark Kocher
- Priority: DE19923334 19990521; DE19955180 19991116
- Main IPC: A61B1267
- IPC: A61B1267

Abstract:
A laryngoscope includes a handle, a spatula arranged substantially transverse to the handle, and a coupling detachably fixing the spatula to the handle. An illumination light waveguide guides an illumination light signal and an image waveguide guides an image signal, both waveguides being attached to the spatula. The illumination light waveguide includes a proximal end having an illumination light entry opening, and the image waveguide includes a proximal end having an image exit opening, wherein the illumination light entry opening and the image exit opening are arranged in the area of the coupling. The handle includes, in the area of the coupling, an illumination light exit opening and an image entry opening which allow for the illumination light signal to couple into the illumination light waveguide from the handle, and for the image signal to couple out of the image waveguide. A centering element automatically aligns the image entry opening and the image exit opening precisely to each other.
Public/Granted literature
- US20020087050A1 Laryngoscope Public/Granted day:2002-07-04
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