| Anatomy-driven design of a prototype video laryngoscope for extremely low birth weight infants. | |
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PMID: 21198197 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants frequently require endotracheal intubation for assisted ventilation or as a route for administration of drugs or exogenous surfactant. In adults and less premature infants, the risks of this intubation can be greatly reduced using video laryngoscopy, but current products are too large and incorrectly shaped to visualize an ELBW infant's airway anatomy. We design and prototype a video laryngoscope using a miniature camera set in a curved acrylic blade with a 3×6-mm cross section at the tip. The blade provides a mechanical structure for stabilizing the tongue and acts as a light guide for an LED light source, located remotely to avoid excessive local heating at the tip. The prototype is tested on an infant manikin and found to provide sufficient image quality and mechanical properties to facilitate intubation. Finally, we show a design for a neonate laryngoscope incorporating a wafer-level microcamera that further reduces the tip cross section and offers the potential for low cost manufacture. |
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Katherine Baker; Eric Tremblay; Jason Karp; Joseph Ford; Neil Finer; Wade Rich |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of biomedical optics Volume: 15 ISSN: 1560-2281 ISO Abbreviation: J Biomed Opt Publication Date: 2010 Nov-Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-01-04 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9605853 Medline TA: J Biomed Opt Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 066023 Citation Subset: IM |
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University of California, San Diego, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093. |
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