Transitional airway
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1. An oropharyngeal airway device for establishing and maintaining the airway of a patient, comprising:
- a body portion having a proximal end and a distal end opposite said proximal end, said body portion having a tubular configuration defining an interior channel and having a continuous side wall constructed of a non-compressible material;
a terminal connector connected to said proximal end of said body portion and in-line with said channel, said terminal connector having an open end;
a first lateral connector in fluid communication with said channel of said body portion and extending away from said body portion at an angle and in the direction toward said proximal end;
a second lateral connector in fluid communication with said channel of said body portion and extending away from said body portion at an angle and in the direction toward said proximal end, said second lateral connector being displaced from said first lateral connector;
wherein said first and second lateral connectors have tubular configurations, respectively, for connection to medical equipment; and
a tube having a first end connected to said distal end of said body portion and having a second end opposite said first end that has an open tip, said tube constructed of a flexible material and defining an anatomical Magill curve between said first end and said second end;
wherein an outer surface of said side wall of said body portion includes a plurality of graduation markings extending circularly and laterally about said body portion and spaced apart from one another.
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Abstract
A multi-functional oropharyngeal airway device designed to be inserted into the peripheral portion of a patient'"'"'s oral airway to establish and maintain that airway. The components comprising the invention are a non-compressible, hollow cylinder body with at least three different and commonly used medical connectors incorporated into the proximal end of the body, and a flexible tube incorporated into the distal end of the body. The specific geometry and inclusion of the components of the airway device are arranged to be inserted and affixed into a peripheral position in a patient'"'"'s mouth.
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1. An oropharyngeal airway device for establishing and maintaining the airway of a patient, comprising:
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a body portion having a proximal end and a distal end opposite said proximal end, said body portion having a tubular configuration defining an interior channel and having a continuous side wall constructed of a non-compressible material; a terminal connector connected to said proximal end of said body portion and in-line with said channel, said terminal connector having an open end; a first lateral connector in fluid communication with said channel of said body portion and extending away from said body portion at an angle and in the direction toward said proximal end; a second lateral connector in fluid communication with said channel of said body portion and extending away from said body portion at an angle and in the direction toward said proximal end, said second lateral connector being displaced from said first lateral connector; wherein said first and second lateral connectors have tubular configurations, respectively, for connection to medical equipment; and a tube having a first end connected to said distal end of said body portion and having a second end opposite said first end that has an open tip, said tube constructed of a flexible material and defining an anatomical Magill curve between said first end and said second end; wherein an outer surface of said side wall of said body portion includes a plurality of graduation markings extending circularly and laterally about said body portion and spaced apart from one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An oropharyngeal airway device for establishing and maintaining the airway of a patient, comprising:
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a body portion having a proximal end and a distal end opposite said proximal end, said body portion having a tubular configuration defining an interior channel and having a continuous side wall constructed of a non-compressible material; a terminal connector connected to said proximal end of said body portion and in-line with said channel, said terminal connector having an open end; a first lateral connector in fluid communication with said channel of said body portion and extending away from said body portion at an angle and in the direction toward said proximal end; a second lateral connector in fluid communication with said channel of said body portion and extending away from said body portion at an angle and in the direction toward said proximal end, said second lateral connector being displaced from said first lateral connector; wherein said first and second lateral connectors have tubular configurations, respectively, for connection to medical equipment; a tube having a first end connected to said distal end of said body portion and having a second end opposite said first end that has an open tip, said tube constructed of a flexible material and defining an anatomical Magill curve between said first end and said second end; said terminal connector is an ANSI/ISO male connector; said first lateral connector is a female 6% Luer-lock connector; and said second lateral connector is one of a ball or single barb oxygen tube connector.
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11. A method of for establishing and maintaining the airway of a patient, comprising:
inserting an oropharyngeal airway device into a mouth of the patient, said oropharyngeal airway device including; a body portion having a proximal end and a distal end opposite said proximal end, said body portion having a tubular configuration defining an interior channel and having a continuous side wall constructed of a non-compressible material; a terminal connector connected to said proximal end of said body portion and in-line with said channel, said terminal connector having an open end; a first lateral connector in fluid communication with said channel of said body portion and extending away from said body portion at an angle and in the direction toward said proximal end; a second lateral connector in fluid communication with said channel of said body portion and extending away from said body portion at an angle and in the direction toward said proximal end, said second lateral connector being displaced from said first lateral connector; wherein said first and second lateral connectors have tubular configurations, respectively, for connection to medical equipment; and a tube having a first end connected to said distal end of said body portion and having a second end opposite said first end that has an open tip, said tube constructed of a flexible material and defining an anatomical Magill curve between said first end and said second end; wherein said side wall of said body portion includes a plurality of graduation markings extending circularly and laterally about said body portion and spaced apart from one another. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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