Laryngeal mask with esophageal blocker and bite block
US7900632B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M16/0493
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A supraglottic airway of the type used to facilitate lung ventilation and the insertion of endo-tracheal tubes or related medical instruments through a patient's laryngeal opening including a guide structure for use in deploying an esophageal blocker into the patient's esophagus and additionally or alternatively including a bite block for inhibiting a patient from biting an internal passageway in the respiratory tube of the airway closed.
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