Enliner inflatable intubation pillow
View Patent ↗An inflatable pillow is invented to provide an effective and efficient method to improve the oral intubation procedure in the pre-hospital setting, both in the ground and air ambulances along with emergency rooms in hospitals to eliminate intubation failures. The inflatable pillow comprises a bladder body and an air valve. The air valve is distally positioned on the body so that the air valve is not in the way when a user is positioning a patient's head on the pillow. Thus, the inflatable pillow can be positioned or moved more towards the patient's neck and shoulder area for a better head position or view of the vocal cords. Additionally, the inflatable pillow can be used to adjust the height of the patient's head by inflating and/or deflating the pillow through the air valve prior to and/or during the first pass intubation procedure, thus, making the intubation procedure more reliable.
1. An inflatable pillow for fitting under a patient's head to create an alignment for sniffing position prior to and during an intubation procedure comprising:
a body;
an air valve;
the body being an air-tight bladder;
the body comprising a front;
the air valve being terminally and distally positioned on the front of the body;
the air valve comprising an opening, a cover connector, a valve cover, an adaptor connector, and a pump adaptor;
the opening being terminally positioned on the air valve opposite the front of the body;
the cover connector being terminally and peripherally connected to the air valve adjacent the opening;
the valve cover being terminally positioned on the cover connector opposite the opening of the air valve;
the adaptor connector being terminally and peripherally connected to the air valve adjacent the opening;
the adaptor connector being positioned on the air valve opposite the cover connector; and
the pump adaptor being terminally positioned on the adaptor connector opposite the opening of the air valve.
2. The inflatable pillow for fitting under a patient's head to create an alignment for sniffing position prior to and during an intubation procedure as claimed in claim 1 comprising:
the body comprising a back, a first side, a second side, a top and a bottom;
the back being positioned opposite the front;
the first side and the second side being terminally and longitudinally positioned on the body opposite each other;
the top and the bottom being terminally and laterally positioned on the body opposite each other; and
the air valve being positioned on the front adjacent the top and the second side of the body.
3. The inflatable pillow for fitting under a patient's head to create an alignment for sniffing position prior to and during an intubation procedure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pump adaptor is an air pump adaptor and a plug/cover to seal the opening of the air valve.
4. An inflatable pillow for fitting under a patient's head to create an alignment for sniffing position prior to and during an intubation procedure comprising:
a body;
an air valve;
the body being an air-tight bladder;
the body comprising a front, a back, a first side, a second side, a top and a bottom;
the back being positioned opposite the front;
the first side and the second side being terminally and longitudinally positioned on the body opposite each other;
the top and the bottom being terminally and laterally positioned on the body opposite each other; and
the air valve being positioned on the front adjacent the top and the second side of the body;
the air valve comprising an opening, a cover connector, a valve cover, an adaptor connector, and a pump adaptor;
the opening being terminally positioned on the air valve opposite the front of the body;
the cover connector being terminally and peripherally connected to the air valve adjacent the opening;
the valve cover being terminally positioned on the cover connector opposite the opening of the air valve;
the adaptor connector being terminally and peripherally connected to the air valve adjacent the opening;
the adaptor connector being positioned on the air valve opposite the cover connector; and
the pump adaptor being terminally positioned on the adaptor connector opposite the opening of the air valve.
5. The inflatable pillow for fitting under a patient's head to create an alignment for sniffing position prior to and during an intubation procedure as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the pump adaptor is an air pump adaptor and a plug/cover to seal the opening of the air valve.
6. An inflatable pillow for fitting under a patient's head to create an alignment for sniffing position prior to and during an intubation procedure comprising:
a body;
an air valve;
the body being an air-tight bladder;
the body comprising a front, a back, a first side, a second side, a top and a bottom;
the back being positioned opposite the front;
the first side and the second side being terminally and longitudinally positioned on the body opposite each other;
the top and the bottom being terminally and laterally positioned on the body opposite each other; and
the air valve being positioned on the front adjacent the top and the second side of the body;
the air valve comprising an opening, a cover connector, a valve cover, an adaptor connector, and a pump adaptor;
the opening being terminally positioned on the air valve opposite the front of the body;
the cover connector being terminally and peripherally connected to the air valve adjacent the opening;
the valve cover being terminally positioned on the cover connector opposite the opening of the air valve;
the adaptor connector being terminally and peripherally connected to the air valve adjacent the opening;
the adaptor connector being positioned on the air valve opposite the cover connector; and
the pump adaptor being terminally positioned on the adaptor connector opposite the opening of the air valve; and
wherein the pump adaptor is an air pump adaptor and a plug/cover to seal the opening of the air valve.