LARYNGOSCOPE

1 . A laryngoscope assembly comprising:

a handle;

a blade, the blade including a cavity, the cavity housing a lighting system; and

a cover locked in place over the cavity via a snap-latch,

wherein at least the blade is molded from a semi-crystalline polymer.

2 . An assembly as in claim 1 , wherein the blade further comprises an activation mechanism, the activation mechanism including a switch.

3 . An assembly as in claim 1 , wherein the cavity is sized such that it tapers in size from a proximal end of the blade to a distal end of the blade.

4 . An assembly as in claim 1 , wherein the blade further comprises an activation mechanism including an insulating tab that projects outward from the blade, and wherein upon removal of the insulating tab a light source is activated.

5 . An assembly as in claim 1 , wherein the blade is formed substantially straight, in a style of a Miller blade.

6 . An assembly as in claim 1 , wherein the blade is formed substantially curved, in a style of a Macintosh blade.

7 . A laryngoscope assembly comprising:

a handle;

a blade extending from the handle, the blade including a cavity; and

a lighting system housed within the cavity and including a light source, power source, activation device, and switch, wherein at least the blade is molded from a semi crystalline polymer.

8 . An assembly as in claim 7 , wherein the switch further comprises an activation mechanism including an insulating tab that projects outward from the blade, and wherein upon removal of the insulating tab a light source is activated.

9 . An assembly as in claim 7 , wherein the cavity is sized such that it tapers in size from a proximal end of the blade to a distal end of the blade.

10 . An assembly as in claim 7 , wherein the blade is formed substantially straight, in a style of a Miller blade.

11 . An assembly as in claim 7 , wherein the blade is formed substantially curved, in a style of a Macintosh blade.

12 . An assembly as in claim 7 , wherein the light source is an LED light source.

13 . An assembly as in claim 1 , wherein at least the blade is molded from a low conductivity polymer.

14 . An assembly as in claim 1 , wherein at least the blade is molded from a radiolucent polymer.

15 . An assembly as in claim 1 , wherein at least the blade is molded from a polymer that is at least 50% glass-fiber reinforced.

16 . An assembly as in claim 1 , wherein at least the blade is molded from a polymer that is a polyarylamide compound.

17 . An assembly as in claim 1 , wherein at least the blade is molded from a thermoplastic crystalline polymer.

18 . An assembly as in claim 1 , wherein at least the blade is molded from a thermoplastic crystalline polymer of aromatic diamines and aromatic dicarboxylic anhydrides.

19 . An assembly as in claim 1 , wherein at least the blade is molded from an at least 50% glass-fiber reinforced polyarylamide.

20 . An assembly as in claim 1 , wherein at least the blade is molded from a polymer with a conductivity of less than 10 −6 A.

21 . An assembly as in claim 1 , wherein at least the blade is molded from a polymer with a flexural modulus of at least 17 Gpa.

22 . An assembly as in claim 1 , wherein at least the blade is molded from a polymer with a flexural strength of at least 375 Mpa.

23 . An assembly as in claim 1 , wherein at least the blade is molded from a polymer with an impact strength of at least 100 J/M.

24 . A laryngoscope assembly comprising:

a handle;

a blade extending from the handle, the blade including a cavity; and

a lighting system housed within the cavity and including a light source, power source, activation device, and switch, wherein at least the blade is molded from polyarylamide.

25 . An assembly as in claim 24 , wherein the cavity is sized such that it tapers in size from a proximal end of the blade to a distal end of the blade.