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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2010
Anil Patel, Cheam, GB;
Peter Young, Kings Lynn, GB;
Marko Plevnik, London, GB;
Indian Ocean Medical Inc., Mahe, SC;
Abstract
A laryngoscope comprising a handle, a blade holding element, a detachable blade, means for viewing the laryngeal inlet of a patient and means for adjusting the viewing field. The means for adjusting the viewing field may comprise a light refracting means. Alternatively, in embodiments in which the viewing means comprises at least two fixed cameras elements directed to at least two different viewing fields, the means for adjusting the viewing field may comprise means for switching from one camera to the other or, in embodiments in which the viewing means comprises a movable camera element, the means for adjusting the viewing field may comprise mechanical or electronic means for controlling the movement of the camera. A method for viewing the laryngeal inlet of a patient using a laryngoscope comprising the step of adjusting the viewing field is also covered.