Intubating laryngeal mask

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PATENT NO 6079409
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08901055

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An intubating LMA construction features a rigid airway tube wherein curvature in a single plane establishes essentially an arcuate path of angular extent in the preferred range of 130.degree., plus or minus 5.degree., which I have found to be in substantial anatomical conformance with the adult human's airway path, between a proximal end of the arc at substantial register with the longitudinal midpoint of the hard palate, and a distal end that faces and is at short offset from the glottic aperture, it being understood that my findings apply to suitably quantified allowance for variations in patient-head anatomy, as is for example customary for different sizes of LMA devices, each of which is adapted to serve one of five selected patient-size ranges. The proximal end of the rigid tube is suitably a short straight portion which is tangentially and integrally related to the proximal end of the arc. And the distal end of the arc is fitted with flexible mask structure of preferably elastomeric material such as silicone rubber, wherein an internal ramp formation within the mask structure assures a limited but important measure of further and stabilized guidance of an ET which has emerged from the distal end of the rigid tube, such that unguided displacement of the ET (i.e., beyond the ramp) is oriented to target safe entry of the ET into the glottic opening.

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TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES UNLIMITED COMPANYATHLONE, IE47

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brain, Archibald Ian Jeremy Sandford House, Fan Court Gardens, Longcross Road, Chertsey, Surrey, GB 24 597

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TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES UNLIMITED COMPANY (1)
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Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (4)
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THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (1)
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INDIAN OCEAN MEDICAL INC. (2)
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THE LARYNGEAL MASK COMPANY LIMITED (4)
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PARKER MEDICAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (2)
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* 5339805 Blind orolaryngeal and oroesophageal guiding and aiming device 140 1992
* Cited By Examiner

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES UNLIMITED COMPANY (35)
6439232 Laryngeal mask airway device 71 1999
7156100 Laryngeal mask airway device 21 1999
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7159589 Disposable laryngeal mask airway device 16 2002
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7134431 Laryngeal mask airway device with position controlling tab 35 2003
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* 6918388 Intubating laryngeal mask 24 2003
* 2004/0060,564 Intubating laryngeal mask 2 2003
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* 2004/0187,872 Disposable LMA 1 2004
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7493901 Laryngeal mask airway device 7 2006
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* 2010/0288,289 AIRWAY DEVICE 20 2008
10040231 Airway device 0 2009
* 2010/0126,512 AIRWAY DEVICE 15 2009
8485188 Airway device 2 2010
* 2010/0319,704 AIRWAY DEVICE 1 2010
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8778248 Method of manufacturing an airway device 0 2012
9937311 Stopper device 0 2013
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ASHKAL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (4)
9265905 Stopper device 2 2011
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D769442 Airway device 0 2014
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TALRIA LIMITED (3)
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COOKGAS, LLC (1)
* 2009/0090,356 Supralaryngeal Airway Including Instrument Ramp 6 2007
 
THE LARYNGEAL MASK COMPANY L IMITED (1)
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Nasir, Muhammad Aslam (1)
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INDIAN OCEAN MEDICAL INC. (5)
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KING SYSTEMS CORPORATION (4)
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COVIDIEN LP (2)
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* 2005/0199,244 Laryngeal airway device 8 2004
 
PARKER MEDICAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (1)
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NASIR, MUHAMMED ASLAM (4)
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D712244 Medical device package 0 2012
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D734662 Medical device package 0 2013
 
Evergreen Medical Incorporated (5)
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6895966 Laryngeal mask airway 9 2003
* 2005/0139,220 Method and apparatus for ventilation / oxygenation during guided insertion of an endotracheal tube 23 2005
 
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL (1)
* 2005/0166,929 Methods and devices for relieving upper airway obstructions 24 2004
 
CR ENTERPRISES, L.L.C (1)
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ENGINEERED MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
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Intersurgical UAB (2)
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8215307 Airway device 14 2004
 
SMITHS GROUP PLC (2)
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THE LARYNGEAL MASK COMPANY LIMITED (7)
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* 2008/0308,109 Laryngeal Mask Airway Device 36 2006
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* 2010/0313,893 LARYNGEAL MASK WITH TAPE TAB 0 2008
 
CITY OF HOPE (1)
7608040 Device to aid in placing tracheal tubes 11 2004
 
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA (2)
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BASKA, MEENAKSHI (1)
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MONGEON, JANNINE (2)
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INTUMED LTD. (2)
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THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION (3)
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ALL-SCOPE CO., LTD. (1)
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UNITED STATES ENDOSCOPY GROUP, INC. (2)
* 9661989 Overtube assembly 0 2005
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LMA International (1)
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Meenakshi Baska (2)
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TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES (2)
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9528897 Pressure indicator 0 2010
 
INTERSURGICAL AG (1)
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