Surgical Device For Creating A Surgical Airway

Abstract

A surgical device used for creating a surgical airway into the patient's trachea is disclosed. The device could enable a person or medical professional to make an incision through the patient tissue for creating the surgical airway in the patient's trachea. The device comprises a handle and a bolster. The handle having a longitudinal cavity at a second end for securely receiving and holding a blade. The bolster is securely and slidably positioned into a recess at the second end of the handle using a pair of latches. The bolster is configured to freely slide in and out of the handle for concealing and exposing the blade, thereby enabling a person or medical professional to make an incision proximate the patient's trachea for creating the surgical airway and allowing to simply insert a conventional tracheal tube via the incision to facilitate oxygenation and ventilation during emergency medical conditions.

Claims

1. A surgical device for creating a surgical airway into a patient's trachea, comprising: a handle having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end comprises a longitudinal cavity for securely receiving and holding a blade; a bolster securely and slidably positioned into a recess at the second end of the handle using a pair of latches, wherein the bolster is configured to freely slide in and out of the handle for concealing and exposing the blade, thereby enabling a person to make an incision into the patient's trachea for creating the surgical airway and allowing to simply insert a tracheal tube via the incision to facilitate oxygenation and ventilation during emergency medical conditions.

2. The surgical device of claim 1, wherein the bolster is configured to freely slide into the handle when the surgical device is pushing against a patient's tissue, thereby exposing the blade forwardly of the handle to make the incision proximate the patient's trachea for creating the surgical airway.

3. The surgical device of claim 1, wherein the bolster comprises one or more hooks.

4. The surgical device of claim 2, wherein the hook or hooks are molded at a top portion of the bolster, wherein the hooks are configured to hold the patient's tissue for opening the incision proximate the patient's trachea.

5. The surgical device of claim 2, wherein the hook or hooks are distally fixed-angle hooks.

6. The surgical device of claim 1, wherein the handle further comprises mating slots on both sides at the second end for securely and slidably receiving the pair of latches of the bolster.

7. The surgical device of claim 1, wherein the handle is made of polymer material.

8. The surgical device of claim 1, wherein the handle has a shape includes a tapered shape or a flared shape.

9. The surgical device of claim 1, wherein the pair of latches are configured to enable the bolster to slide in and out off the handle via the recess and mating slots at the second end and prevent the bolster from falling off the handle.

10. The surgical device of claim 1, wherein the bolster is made of a polymer material.

11. A surgical device for creating a surgical airway proximate a patient's trachea, comprising: a handle having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end comprises a longitudinal cavity for securely receiving and holding a blade; a bolster securely and slidably positioned into a recess at the second end of the handle using a pair of latches, wherein the bolster is configured to freely slide into the handle when the surgical device is pushing against a patient's tissue, thereby exposing the blade forwardly of the handle to make an incision proximate the patient's trachea for creating the surgical airway and allowing a person to simply insert a tracheal tube via the incision to facilitate oxygenation and ventilation during emergency medical conditions.

12. The surgical device of claim 11, wherein the bolster is further configured to conceal the blade by sliding out off the handle when the surgical device is used to hold the patient's tissue for opening the incision using a pair of hooks.

13. The surgical device of claim 12, wherein the pair of hooks are molded at a top portion of the bolster, wherein the pair of hooks are configured to hold the patient's tissue for opening the incision proximate the patient's trachea.

14. The surgical device of claim 12, wherein the pair of hooks are distally fixed-angle hooks.

15. The surgical device of claim 11, wherein the handle further comprises mating slots on both sides at the second end for slidably receiving the pair of latches of the bolster.

16. The surgical device of claim 11, wherein the handle is made of a polymer material.

17. The surgical device of claim 11, wherein the handle has a shape includes a tapered shape or a flared shape.

18. The surgical device of claim 11, wherein the bolster is made of a polymer material.

19. The surgical device of claim 11, wherein the pair of latches are configured to enable the bolster to slide in and out off the handle via the recess and prevent the bolster from falling off the handle.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The previous summary and the following detailed descriptions are to be read in view of the drawings, which illustrate particular exemplary embodiments and features as briefly described below. The summary and detailed descriptions, however, are not limited to only those embodiments and features explicitly illustrated.

[0020] FIG. 1 is a top view of a surgical device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] FIG. 2 is a side view of the surgical device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a bolster retracted into the handle to expose a blade according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] FIG. 4 is a cutaway sectional view of the handle of the surgical device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the handle of the surgical device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] FIG. 6 is a cutaway sectional view of the bolster with the blade in a retracted position according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] FIG. 7 is a cutaway sectional view of the bolster with the blade in an extended position according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of the bolster of the surgical device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] FIG. 9 is a front view of the bolster of the surgical device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

[0029] These descriptions are presented with sufficient details to provide an understanding of one or more particular embodiments of broader inventive subject matters. These descriptions expound upon and exemplify particular features of those particular embodiments without limiting the inventive subject matters to the explicitly described embodiments and features. Considerations in view of these descriptions will likely give rise to additional and similar embodiments and features without departing from the scope of the inventive subject matters. Although the term “step” may be expressly used or implied relating to features of processes or methods, no implication is made of any particular order or sequence among such expressed or implied steps unless an order or sequence is explicitly stated.

[0030] Any dimensions expressed or implied in the drawings and these descriptions are provided for exemplary purposes. Thus, not all embodiments within the scope of the drawings and these descriptions are made according to such exemplary dimensions. The drawings are not made necessarily to scale. Thus, not all embodiments within the scope of the drawings and these descriptions are made according to the apparent scale of the drawings with regard to relative dimensions in the drawings. However, for each drawing, at least one embodiment is made according to the apparent relative scale of the drawing.

[0031] FIGS. 1 and 2 show a surgical device 100 used for providing a surgical airway in a patient's trachea according to one embodiment of the present invention. In an embodiment, the device 100 is configured to enable a person or medical professional to make an incision through a patient's tissue/skin proximate the patient's trachea, thereby simply inserting a tracheal tube via the incision through the tissue proximate the patient's trachea to facilitate oxygenation and ventilation during emergency medical conditions. In one embodiment, the device 100 comprises a handle 102 and a bolster 104. In one embodiment, the handle 102 includes a first end 112 and a second end 114. In one embodiment, the handle 102 further comprises a longitudinal cavity 118 (shown in FIG. 4) for securely receiving and holding a blade 106. In one embodiment, the blade 106 could be, but not limited to, a scalpel. In one embodiment, the bolster 104 is securely and slidably positioned into a recess or an opening 116 (shown in FIG. 5) of the handle 102 at the second end 114.

[0032] In one embodiment, the bolster 104 is configured to freely slide in and out of the handle 102 for concealing and exposing the blade 106, thereby enabling a person or medical professional to make an incision proximate the patient's trachea for creating the surgical airway and allowing to simply insert a tracheal tube via the incision to facilitate oxygenation and ventilation during emergency medical conditions. The bolster 104 could freely slide into the handle 102 when the device 100 is pushing against the patient's tissue, thereby exposing the blade 106 forwardly of the handle 102 to make the incision proximate the patient's trachea. In one embodiment, the bolster 104 further comprises one or more hooks 108. The hooks 108 could hold the patient's tissue for opening the incision proximate the patient's trachea for inserting the tracheal tube. In one embodiment, the device 100 is made of a flexible material includes, but not limited to, plastic.

[0033] Referring to FIG. 3, the bolster 104 is retracted into the handle 102 to expose the blade 106 is disclosed. In one embodiment, the bolster 104 is slidably positioned within the recess 116 at the second end 114 of the handle 102 using a pair of latches 122 (shown in FIG. 6). In one embodiment, the hooks 108 are molded at, but not limited to, a top portion of the bolster 104. The hooks 108 are configured to hold the patient's tissue for stabilizing the surgical opening proximate the patient's trachea by holding the handle 102 in traction perpendicularly to the skin. In one embodiment the hooks 108 could be, but not limited to, distally fixed-angle hooks. In addition, the blade 106 could be made from, but not limited to, stainless steel or other suitable medical-grade materials typically used for surgical scalpel blades. The hooks 108 could be made from a flexible material, but not limited to, plastic or other suitable and a durable medical grade material typically used for tracheal hooks.

[0034] Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the handle 102 of the device 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. In one embodiment, the handle 102 having a passageway open/longitudinal cavity 118 at the second end 114 and substantially closed at the first end 112. The handle 102 could receive and secure the blade 106 (shown in FIG. 1) within the longitudinal cavity 118. In one embodiment, the handle 102 further comprises a recess 116 for slidably receiving the bolster 104. In one embodiment, the bolster 104 slidably moves into and out of the handle 102 to expose and conceal the blade 106. The bolster 104 retracts into the handle 102 and exposes the blade 106 to enable the person or medical professional for making incision through the tissue proximate the patient's trachea to provide a surgical airway. The bolster 104 could slide out of the handle 102 for concealing the blade 106 to prevent inadvertent damages while inserting a tracheal tube via the incision to facilitate oxygenation and ventilation during emergency medical conditions.

[0035] In one embodiment, the handle 102 further comprises mating slots 120 on sidewalls for slidably receiving the pair of latches 122 (shown in FIG. 6) of the bolster 104. The pair of latches 122 could prevent the bolster 104 from falling out of the handle 102 and prevent malalignment of the bolster 104 during usage of the device 100. In one embodiment, the handle 102 could be, but not limited to, a solid or injection molded handle formed from any one of material including, but not limited to, plastic or other suitable medical grade materials. In one embodiment, the handle 102 includes a shape, but not limited to, a tapered shape or a flared shape and/or any other suitable shapes. In some embodiments, the handle 102 could have textured patterns or grooves or ridges to facilitate the user to easily grip and handle the device 100.

[0036] FIG. 6 shows the blade 106 in a retracted position in one embodiment of the present invention, In one embodiment, the bolster 104 is configured to slide out of the handle 102 (shown in FIG. 1) for concealing the blade 106. In one embodiment, the bolster 104 further comprises a pair of latches 122. The bolster 104 could be slidably positioned into the recess 116 (shown in FIG. 5) at the second end 114 (shown in FIG. 5) of the handle 102 and secured by engaging the pair of latches 122 to mating slots 120 (shown in FIG. 5) on both sides of the handle 102. In one embodiment, the bolster 104 includes a shape, but not limited to, a tapered shape or a flared shape. In one embodiment, the bolster 104 is made of, but not limited to, plastic. FIG. 7 shows the blade 106 in an extended position in one embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment, the bolster 104 is configured to slide into the recess 116 of the handle 102 for exposing the blade 106 when the device 100 is used to make an incision through the patient's tissue proximate the trachea.

[0037] Referring to FIG. 8, the bolster 104 of the device 100 is disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment, the bolster 104 further includes a tapered shape at one end and a pair of latches 122 on both sides at another end. In one embodiment, the pair of latches 122 engages to the mating slots 120 on both sides of the handle 102 to securely lock the bolster 104 to the handle 102. In one embodiment, the bolster 104 is made of a flexible material includes, but not limited to, plastic.

[0038] FIG. 9 shows the pair of hooks 108 on a top portion of the bolster 104 in one embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment, the hooks 108 are configured to enable medical professional to hold the tissue and skin proximate the patient's trachea for opening the incision, thereby safely and simply inserting a tracheal tube via the incision to facilitate oxygenation and ventilation. The tracheal tube could aid the patient in breathing during medical emergencies. The device 100 is simple in design, easy to use and operate by a person or medical professional for making an incision through the patient's tissue proximate the trachea. The device 100 could allow the person or medical professional to insert any conventional tracheal tube through the incision proximate the patient's trachea.

[0039] Particular embodiments and features have been described with reference to the drawings. It is to be understood that these descriptions are not limited to any single embodiment or any particular set of features, and that similar embodiments and features may arise or modifications and additions may be made without departing from the scope of these descriptions and the spirit of the appended claims.