Artificial airway device
US10842962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 25, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M16/0488
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An artificial airway device is provided to facilitate lung ventilation of a patient, having an airway tube, a gastric drain tube and a mask at one end of the airway tube, the mask including a backplate and having a peripheral formation capable of forming a seal around the circumference of the laryngeal inlet, the peripheral formation surrounding a hollow interior space or lumen of the mask and the airway tube opening into the lumen of the mask, wherein the mask includes an atrium for passage to the gastric drain tube of gastric matter leaving the oesophagus.
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