Perilaryngeal oral airway with temperature sensor
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1. An oral airway comprising:
- an elongate tubular member having a distal end and a proximal end, the elongate tubular member being configured to place the distal end in a supraglottic position and to prevent advancement of the distal end into a patient'"'"'s larynx when operatively placed within a patient; and
a temperature sensor operatively associated with the elongate tubular member, the temperature sensor being positioned on the elongate tubular member to detect a supraglottic core temperature of a patient with the distal end of the oral airway operatively placed in a supraglottic position within the patient.
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Abstract
An oral airway (510) includes an elongate tubular member (512) having a distal (510) and a proximal end (514), the oral airway being configured to place the distal end in a supraglottic position and prevent insertion of the distal end into the patient'"'"'s larynx when operatively placed within the hypopharynx of a patient. A temperature sensor (554) is operatively associated with the elongate tubular member to detect a core temperature of a patient with the distal end of the oral airway operatively placed in a supraglottic position within the hypopharynx of the patient.
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1. An oral airway comprising:
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an elongate tubular member having a distal end and a proximal end, the elongate tubular member being configured to place the distal end in a supraglottic position and to prevent advancement of the distal end into a patient'"'"'s larynx when operatively placed within a patient; and
a temperature sensor operatively associated with the elongate tubular member, the temperature sensor being positioned on the elongate tubular member to detect a supraglottic core temperature of a patient with the distal end of the oral airway operatively placed in a supraglottic position within the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of delivering air to a patient comprising:
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providing an oral airway having a distal end and a proximal end with an air delivery opening near the distal end and a temperature sensor attached to the oral airway near the distal end, the oral airway being configured to prevent insertion of the distal end into a patient'"'"'s larynx when operatively placed within a patient;
inserting the distal end into the mouth of the patient; and
seating the distal end in a supraglottic operative position within the patient with the opening adjacent the glottis and the temperature sensor contacting a mucosal surface within the patient'"'"'s hypopharynx. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An oral airway comprising:
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an elongate tubular member having a leading distal end and a proximal end, the leading distal end leading the tubular member as it is inserted into the mouth and pharynx of a patient, there being an opening at the leading distal end and the leading distal end being configured to arrest insertion of the leading distal end in a supraglottic position within a patient'"'"'s hypopharynx when operatively placed within a patient; and
a temperature sensor attached to the elongate tubular member, the temperature sensor being positioned on the elongate tubular member to detect a supraglottic core temperature of a patient with the distal end of the oral airway in a supraglottic operative position within the hypopharynx of a patient. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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