Laryngeal airway device
US7096868B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/0656
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A laryngeal airway device, having an airway tube which has an internal passage in the airway tube wall for receiving a cuff inflation line, and a dome having an inlet and an outlet, where the dome is connected at its inlet with the distal end of the airway tube. The device also includes an annular spoon-shaped inflatable cuff connected with the periphery of the outlet of the dome; a cuff inflation line configured to be in fluid communication with the internal space of the cuff; and a multi-lobed aperture formed in the dome. The aperture is configured to be in fluid communication with the proximal end of the airway tube. The dome has protrusions forming the multi-lobed aperture, such that a flap is configured to prevent the obstruction of the aperture by a patient's epiglottis when the device is inserted into the patient.
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