Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7946981 | Two-piece video laryngoscope A two-piece video laryngoscope includes a disposable handle/blade unit having a handgrip portion with a cavity at the proximal end, a curved distal end portion extending from the handgrip portion terminating in a terminal face containing a LED and a lens and digital... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7563227 | Instrument for direct laryngoscopy with a rigid blade and flexible fiberoptics A laryngoscope and flexible viewing device having means to carry an endotracheal tube into a patient and method of using the device are provided. The device allows a single user to view the interior of a patient's anatomy and change the view to better determine the ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7338440 | Laryngoscope system with illuminator and suction capabilities A laryngoscope system has a blade with a distal end, and intermediate extent, and a generally C-shaped recess adjacent to a proximal end. A handle has a lower end, a central extent, and an upper end. The lower end has a space between two parallel shoulders to receiv... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320319 | Medicant delivery system and method A tracheal tube positioning apparatus is located relative to a patient's trachea by engaging the patient's Adam's apple. Indicia on relatively movable sections of the positioning apparatus provides an indication of the distance between the patient's mouth and the pa... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7278420 | Oropharyngeal airway An oropharyngeal device for insertion into the mouth of a patient. The device includes a body having a distal end and a proximal end with a flange formed at the proximal end. The distal end is inserted into the mouth until the flange is disposed outside and adjacent... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273056 | Optical guidance system for invasive catheter placement Light from a small laser diode is inserted in a distal end of a catheter and passed through an optical fiber that is either included in the lumen or incorporated into the wall of an invasive catheter tube during manufacture. The light is selected to be of a waveleng... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7182728 | Laryngoscope with multi-directional eyepiece A two piece endotracheal intubation device is provided having a multidirectional eyepiece, a suction port and a fiber optic assembly that enables a practitioner to apply suction to a patient's airway while at the same time visualizing the airway from any position re... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7153260 | Laryngoscope for simultaneously facilitating the illuminating of a throat pathway and inserting an intubation tube An improved laryngoscope of the type having a stationary handle, a stationary blade affixed to the stationary handle, a tip pivotally attached to the stationary blade, a movable handle pivotally attached to the stationary blade, and an arm pivoting the tip downwardl... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134431 | Laryngeal mask airway device with position controlling tab The disclosed laryngeal mask airway device includes an inflatable cuff, an airway tube, and a tab. The cuff defines a central opening at least when inflated. The cuff is insertable through a mouth of a patient to an inserted location within the patient. The cuff sur... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128710 | Disposable laryngoscope blades A laryngoscopes blade of the disposable variety for use with a Fiber Optic Green System Handle having a blade portion made from stainless steel and a heel portion made from thermoplastic resin. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7052456 | Airway products having LEDs The present invention relates to an illuminated airway product that will allow visualization of the airway of a patient during intubation. The illuminated airway product includes a light source such as an LED disposed at its distal end. The LED shines axially, radia... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044909 | Video laryngoscope with detachable light and image guides A combination laryngoscope and video display for providing images of the area ahead of the laryngoscope to facilitate insertion without damaging the surrounding tissue; the laryngoscope having a detachable blade and a rigid, detachable light and image guide attachme... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041052 | Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy Apparatus and methods are provided for placing and advancing a diagnostic or therapeutic instrument in a hollow body organ of a tortuous or unsupported anatomy, comprising a handle, an overtube, a distal region having an atraumatic tip. The overtube may be removable... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6991604 | Dual blade laryngoscope with esophageal obturator A dual bladed laryngoscope for quickly and easily intubating a patient. The invention has two blades pivotally hinged on one side while the opposing side is open allowing the laryngoscope to be easily removed after intubating a patient. The proximal end of the upper... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6955645 | Universal modular glottiscope system having intra-wall channels for vocal fold microsurgery or orotracheal intubation An element for a phonomicrosurgical modular glottiscope system comprises a proximal end; a distal end; a pair of opposing curved sides intersecting at an apex line; a substantially planar base, and internal channels disposed within the base. The base plate is remova... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6923787 | Catheter having an improved balloon-to-catheter bond A tie layer insert is disclosed to aid in bond formation between an expandable balloon and a distal portion of a catheter shaft. The tie layer insert can be a single layer applied directly to the structural surfaces, or alternatively, the tie layer may be incorporat... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6736790 | Method and system for selective or isolated integrate cerebral perfusion and cooling Patients having diminished circulation in the cerebral vasculature as a result of cardiac arrest or from other causes are treated by flowing an oxygenated medium through an arterial access site into the cerebral vasculature and collecting the medium through an acces... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6655377 | Intubation instrument The configuration and arrangement of the instrument greatly facilitate safe placement of the instrument and an associated endotracheal tube. The instrument includes a handle with an arm extending therefrom. The arm includes a base portion and a distal lif... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6652453 | Portable video laryngoscope A laryngoscope for use in intubating a patient's trachea, in routine and emergency situations. The laryngoscope has a camera mounted in the vicinity of a distal end of its probe to observe the patient's trachea opening and transmit a signal to a display o... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6494828 | Laryngoscope An improved laryngoscope of the type having a handle for grasping and a blade being rigid and extending from the handle for inserting into the mouth of a patient during use. The improvement includes the blade being so shaped for contacting, supporting, an... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6471643 | Laryngoscope A laryngoscope, especially for introducing a tube into the trachea, comprises a laryngoscope spatula of substantially straight shape and a handle. The laryngoscope spatula is configured, at least in part, as a tubular hollow body, with a longitudinal open... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6432043 | Endoscope An endoscope for endotracheal intubation includes an elongated insertion section having a handle operation section, a bending operation mechanism and a bending mechanism for bending the insertion section, the bending mechanism including a long elastic mem... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6311688 | Airway device with provision for coupling to an introducer A laryngeal airway device for scaling against the laryngeal opening includes an air tube with proximal and distal ends and a sealing member attached to the distal end. The sealing member includes a coupler for coupling the device to an introducer. Complem... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6231505 | Laryngoscope blade The present invention relates to a laryngoscope blade used to assist practitioners in endotracheal intubation. The blade comprises a longitudinally extending member that has a first end and a second end. The member has a planar lingual surface, a palatal ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6200256 | Apparatus and method to treat a disease process in a luminal structure An apparatus and a method to treat a disease process in the vicinity of a luminal structure. Comprises a balloon catheter having a balloon and a tube segment of radioactive material located either inside the balloon or outside the balloon.... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6174281 | Laryngoscope An endotracheal inspection and intubation device comprising a handle and a blade, the blade comprising a rigid rear portion and a front portion with an intermediate flexible portion. The rear portion and the intermediate portion have a generally L-like cr... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6095972 | Laryngoscope This laryngoscope has a blade whose height is tapered shorter at the end that is connected to the handle and whose other end has two pivotally connected tips. The tips are manually operated on by a mechanism that is controlled by the operator's thumb. Whe... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6056721 | Balloon catheter and method A balloon catheter device for treating an obstructing material within a vascular conduit or other body passageway. The device comprises an elongate catheter body extending between a proximal end and a distal end. A high compliance balloon and a spaced apa... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5941816 | Viewing system with adapter handle for medical breathing tubes A viewing system for use with a breathing tube such as an endotracheal intubation tube or a tracheostomy tube and a viewing assembly having a viewing conduit for indirectly viewing the tracheal area of a patient into which the breathing tube is being inse... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5888195 | Laryngoscope blade An improved laryngoscope blade for use with a conventional laryngoscope handle and conventional means for illumination. The improvements to the blade include a small reverse curve at the tip of the blade to better visualize the depth of insertion of the b... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5842973 | Nasal intubation apparatus A nasal intubation apparatus comprises a curved rigid body having a distal end and a proximal end joined by a curved section which approximates the curvature of the transition of the normal human nasopharynx to the oropharynx. The body has provided in it ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5776052 | Laryngoscope adapted to position and advance a fiberoptic bronchoscope A laryngoscope is disclosed that has a handle including a mechanism adapted to engage and advance a flexible fiberoptic tube of a bronchoscope. The mechanism is operated by the hand that grasps the handle. The laryngoscope has a blade extending from the h... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5665052 | Multifunctional intubating guide stylet and laryngoscope A multifunctional intubating stylet and laryngoscope, and a method of intubating a patient, comprise a laryngoscope body, and a hollow tubular intubating stylet affixed to and extending generally parallel to the laryngoscope body. An endotracheal tube is ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5651761 | Laryngoscope including an endotracheal tube separation mouth and its method of use An improved laryngoscope and its method of use are disclosed herein. The laryngoscope includes a handle and a blade which defines a slot along its length. A tube separation mouth, which is widened in comparison to the slot and which leads into the slot, i... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5645519 | Endoscopic instrument for controlled introduction of tubular members in the body and methods therefor An endoscopic instrument for controlled introduction of tubular members in the body includes a blade assembly having a blade for being introduced in the body to retract or manipulate anatomical tissue for introduction of a tubular member at a site in the ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5643174 | Endoscopic guide tube with embedded coil spring A guide tube comprising a tube body having a throughhole penetrated therethrough in the axial direction and a mouthpiece provided at the rearward end of the tube body, or comprising a tube body having a throughhole penetrated therethrough in the axial dir... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5607386 | Malleable fiberoptic intubating stylet and method A malleable fiberoptic intubating apparatus has an elongate arcuate thin-walled tubular stylet which removably carries an endotracheal tube around it and the fiberoptic bundle of a flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope within it, a handle at the rearward end o... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5551946 | Multifunctional intubating guide stylet and laryngoscope A multifunctional intubating stylet and laryngoscope, and a method of intubating a patient, comprise a laryngoscope body, and a hollow tubular intubating stylet affixed to and extending generally parallel to the laryngoscope body. An endotracheal tube is ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5529570 | Laryngoscopic spatula A laryngoscopic spatula comprises a handle, a spatula-shaped portion and a light pipe (2) containing glass fibers, through which light rays emitted by a light source can be guided via the glass fibers. For enabling the light pipe (2) to be easily exchange... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5498231 | Intubating laryngoscope A laryngoscope for use in difficult intubation due to malformation of the jaws, tongue, pharynx, larynx or neck as a result of trauma, edema, inflammation or congenital anomalies. An elongate hollow body terminates in a pair of opposed blades perpendicula... | 03/12/1996 |
