Epiglottis

The epiglottis is a lid-like flap of elastic cartilage tissue covered with a mucus membrane, attached to the root of the tongue. It projects obliquely upwards behind the tongue and the hyoid bone. (From the Wikpedia article Epiglottis.)

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Recent Publications on Epiglottis:
Pentax-AWS videolaryngoscope for awake nasal intubation in patients with unstable necks. In patients with unstable necks and at risk of pulmonary aspiration, awake...	20th November, 2009	Department of Anaesthesiology, Kansai Medical University, 10-15	Br J Anaesth. 2009 Nov 18. DOI Direct Link
The C-MAC Videolaryngoscope: First Experiences with a New Device for Videolaryngoscopy-Guided Intubation. We studied the efficacy of the C-MAC((R)) (Karl Storz, Tuttlingen,...	18th November, 2009	From the *Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine,	Anesth Analg. 2009 Nov 16. DOI Direct Link
Angiographic study of the superior laryngeal artery. The study goals were to demonstrate the superior laryngeal artery in...	18th November, 2009	Department of anatomy, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinanomachi	Okajimas Folia Anat Jpn. 2009 Aug;86(2):61-5.
Rescue ventilation: resolving a "cannot mask ventilate, cannot intubate" situation during exchange of a Combitube for a definitive airway. Our anesthesia care team was called to care for a patient who was admitted...	17th November, 2009	Pinnacle Partners in Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain	AANA J. 2009 Oct;77(5):339-42.
Dual stack black blood carotid artery CMR at 3T: Application to wall thickness visualization. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The increasing understanding of atherosclerosis as...	12th November, 2009	Department of Internal Medicine II - Cardiology, University Hospital Ulm,	J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2009 Nov 10;11(1):45. DOI Direct Link
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Epiglottis Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7403820	Closed-loop feedback-driven neuromodulation
7468192	Method for repair of cartilage lesions
7470425	Population of undifferentiated neural, endocrine or neuroendocrine cells in a hydrogel support
7478636	Multilumen tracheal catheter to prevent cross contamination
7479367	In vivo assay and molecular markers for testing the phenotypic stability of cell populations and selected cell populations for autologous transplantation
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