METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-CAMERA INTUBATION

摘要

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclose a multi-camera intubation device for video-guided intubation. Video-guided intubation enhances the safety and success of intubation in medical practice by allowing practitioners to observe obstructions during intubation techniques, such as oropharygolaryngoscopy. A first camera supports visualization of the glottis while minimizing neck hyperextension and patient stimulation; a second camera vastly decreases the incidence of injury to the soft palate, palatopharyngeal arch, palatoglossal arch, and tonsil during passage of a rigid tube, such as a styleted endotracheal tube (ETT). This second camera would provide a real-time view of a patient's internal structures, for example, pharyngeal inlet, and thereby guide a safe, atraumatic intubation.

主权项

1. A multi-camera intubation device, comprising:
a blade having distal and proximal ends separated by an elongated body; a first camera located on said elongated body a distance from said distal end of said blade and providing a unidirectional, forward field of view; and a second camera located on said elongated body a predetermined distance proximal to said first camera and providing a field of view substantially orthogonal to said field of view of said first camera.