Video laryngoscope
The video laryngoscope is a medical instrument. It is a laryngoscope with a fixed blade, at the tip of which there is a lens that is connected to a camera by optical fiber . It is mainly used for problem intubations , as it provides the anesthesiologist with a field of view that is 30 ° larger than a conventional laryngoscope, depending on the blade, making intubation much easier and the cervical spine less overstretched. Since intubation injuries occur less frequently when using a video laryngoscope, video laryngoscopes are now also used for normal intubations. However, this is associated with increased costs. There are different spades of different sizes. They can be both disposable and reusable. Depending on the shape of the blade, intubation may still be possible under direct vision. This would be necessary, among other things, in the event of a system failure or contamination of the lens with fluids such as blood.
Due to the development of mobile and battery-operated systems, it can also be used in the rescue service .
The first developments go back to the Japanese neurosurgeon Junichi Koyama in cooperation with the Pentax Corporation .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Junichi Koyama rigid indirect video laryngoscope. ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Mariko Baba, Junichi Fujimoto, Kenji Mizutani, Kyota Nakamura, Yoshitaka Kamiya, Masahide Ohtsuka, Takahisa Goto: Tracheal intubation using Airway Scope® in two patients with difficult airway during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Journal of Anesthesia August 2010, Volume 24, Issue 4, pp 618-620 Date: 28 May 2010
