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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Branislav M Dragisic, Burr Ridge, IL (US);
Timothy R Lubenow, Hinsdale, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600195 ;
Abstract
A laryngoscope blade assembly comprising a unitary blade structure provided with a cutout or recess in the vertical portion of the tongue deflector and a resilient protective insert removably and pivotably coupled to the tongue protector at its proximal and distal ends such the that insert may deflect as a force, such as that applied by a patient's teeth during intubation procedures, vertically deflects the insert into the recess.