Welch Allyn, Inc.

Miltex, Inc.

Catherine R Wojnowicz

Raymond A Lia

Robert L Vivenzio

Allan I Krauter

Michael T McMahon

Richard A Tamburrino

Jeffrey J Perkins

Dongmin Yang

Roger W Leseberg

Jack Connelly

Bruce H Schwager

Michael T Cerio

Francis Cichostepski

James J O'Brien

Bernd F Koehler

Michael T Turner

An intraoral dental instrument includes an elongate handle or body and a mirror that is releasably attachable to a distal end thereof. An LED housing disposed in the handle proximate a light entrance surface of the mirror includes a housing body sized to retain at least one LED and a reflector attached to a distal end of the housing body. The reflector has an inwardly tapered cavity covering a LED lens envelope for focusing illumination from the at least one LED onto a portion of the light entrance surface of the mirror.

Illuminated dental examination instrument

A laryngeal blade assembly includes a light pipe assembly attached to a blade having a light pipe disposed along a major dimension of the blade. The light pipe assembly is releasably attached to the blade in a non-axial direction in relation to the major dimension, wherein said light pipe assembly can be released from the blade without the aid of tools. The light pipe assembly includes a supporting block for fixedly retaining the light pipe. The supporting block has a bore disposed in a non-axial direction to the major dimension of the blade. A non-axial member fixedly attached to the blade and sized for engaging the bore includes an undercut portion. An annular engagement member is fitted within said undercut portion for engaging the bore to allow the release of the light pipe assembly when a predetermined holding force is exceeded.

Releasable laryngeal blade assembly and set of laryngoscopes

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Auburn, NY, United States of America

Catherine R Wojnowicz