Video laryngoscope with detachable light and image guides
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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 attachment device for providing illuminating light ahead of the blade and for detecting the reflected light.
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32. A video laryngoscope comprising:
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a handle including a first light guide and a first image guide;
a first connector associated with said handle, said first connector terminating the first light guide and the first image guide;
a blade coupled to one end of said handle, said blade including a second light guide and a second image guide;
a second connector associated with said blade, said second connector terminating the second light guide and the second image guide;
said first connector being engagable with said second connector such that the first light guide and the first image guide are in communication with the second light guide and the second image guide respectively, when said first connector is engaged with said second connector. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method for displaying an image representative of an area ahead of a laryngoscope comprising the steps of:
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positioning a first light guide and a first image guide within a handle;
terminating the first light guide and the first image guide in a first connector that is associated with the handle;
positioning a second light guide and a second image guide within a blade;
terminating the second light guide and the second image guide in a second connector that is associated with the blade;
attaching the blade to the handle;
coupling the first light guide and the first image guide to the second light guide and the second image guide respectively via the first and second connectors;
transmitting illuminating light via the first and second light guides to an area ahead of the blade;
transmitting reflected light via the first and second image guides to a camera positioned in the handle;
generating a video image of representative of the received reflected light;
displaying the video image on a video screen.
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