Foregger Laryngeal Speculum, Miller Style

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Title

Foregger Laryngeal Speculum, Miller Style

Subject

Intubation, Intratracheal – instrumentation
Laryngoscopes – straight blades
Airway Management Equipment

Description

This example is an early improvement to the Miller designed straight-bladed laryngoscope. Richard Foregger’s version included a collapsible blade. His idea was granted a patent in 1942.

Date

circa 1940s

Is Part Of

Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine collection.

Type

physical object

Files

Laryngoscope-MillerStyle.jpg

Citation

“Foregger Laryngeal Speculum, Miller Style,” OnView, accessed April 25, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/26640.