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

Citation

“Foregger Laryngeal Speculum, Miller Style,” OnView, accessed October 22, 2026, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/26640.