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Superglottic and peri-laryngeal apparatus for supraglottic airway insertion

  • US 20010039949A1
  • Filed: 01/29/2001
  • Published: 11/15/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/04/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a patient'"'"'s mouth including a buccal cavity, a pharyngeal cavity, an epiglottis, a vallecular, and a tongue, a superglottic and peri-laryngeal apparatus for insertion of a supraglottic airway by a medical practitioner into said patient'"'"'s upper airway, said apparatus comprising:

  • a handle member;

    an arcuate offset member disposed medially of said handle member and a compressor-lever shield member;

    said compressor-lever shield member configured to continuously widen from said arcuate offset member to a substantially broad tip means disposed at said shield member'"'"'s leading, distal edge, and adapted to match size and configuration of the anatomical features of said patient'"'"'s upper airway; and

    said arcuate offset member configured to enable said shield member to reach said supraglottic region proximal to the base of said tongue and said vallecular so as to provide sufficient leverage to enable said medical practitioner to compress and lift said tongue and to simultaneously lift said epiglottis in said pharyngeal cavity, while simultaneously flattening said tongue in said buccal cavity, for creating sufficient space in both said buccal cavity and said pharyngeal cavity to enable said medical practitioner to rapidly insert said supraglottic airway while minimizing tissue trauma and post-procedural patient discomfort.

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