LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY DEVICE
First Claim
1. A laryngeal mask airway device for insertion into a patient to provide an airway passage to the patient'"'"'s glottic opening, the device comprising an airway tube, a mask attached to the airway tube, the mask comprising a body having a distal end and a proximal end, a peripheral inflatable cuff, and defining an outlet for gas, the mask being connected to the airway tube for gaseous communication between the tube and the mask, the device further comprising means to prevent occlusion of the outlet by the patient'"'"'s anatomy, the means comprising a support, the support defining a support surface, and a conduit to allow gas to flow out of the outlet past the support.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a laryngeal mask airway device (1) for insertion into patient to provide an airway passage to the patient'"'"'s glottic opening, the device (1) comprising an airway tube (2), a mask (3) attached to the airway tube (2), the mask (3) comprising a body (4) having a distal end (5) and a proximal end (6), a peripheral inflatable cuff (7), and an outlet (8), the mask (3) being attached to the airway tube (2) for gaseous communication between the tube (2) and the outlet (8), the device (1) further comprising means to prevent occlusion of the outlet (8) by the patient'"'"'s anatomy, the means comprising a support (11), and a conduit (28a) to allow gas to flow out of the outlet (8), past the support.
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- 1. A laryngeal mask airway device for insertion into a patient to provide an airway passage to the patient'"'"'s glottic opening, the device comprising an airway tube, a mask attached to the airway tube, the mask comprising a body having a distal end and a proximal end, a peripheral inflatable cuff, and defining an outlet for gas, the mask being connected to the airway tube for gaseous communication between the tube and the mask, the device further comprising means to prevent occlusion of the outlet by the patient'"'"'s anatomy, the means comprising a support, the support defining a support surface, and a conduit to allow gas to flow out of the outlet past the support.
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