Airway for drainage of the nasopharynx
First Claim
1. An airway for insertion into the mouth and pharynx of a patient comprising:
- an elongated body including a straight section joined at one end to a curved section extending downwardly from said straight section, said body having an elongate U-shaped central channel having an open top, and a pair of elongate open-sided U-shaped channels on either side of the central channel, said open-sided U-shaped channels having upper and lower defining walls, the channels being adpated for receiving tubular members inserted therein;
a transverse plate secured to the other end of said straight section, the plate being engageable over the mouth of the patient and having apertures communicating with the channels; and
the upper defining wall of one of the open-sided channels having a tube receiving opening therein disposed substantially at the juncture of said straight section with said curved section for receiving and guiding a tubular member inserted through said one channel into the nasopharynx for facilitating drainage thereof when said airway is in place.
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Abstract
An airway for insertion into the mouth and pharynx for assisting intubation comprising an elongate body having a straight section joined to a curved section and a face plate secured to the straight section at its free end. The body of the airway has an elongate U-shaped central channel open at the top and a pair of elongate open-sided U-shaped channels on either side of the central channel. The upper defining wall of one of the open-sided channels has an opening therein through which a tubular member inserted in the channel may be guided for accommodating suctioning of the nasopharynx. A tubular member may be intubated in the other side channel for simultaneously suctioning the hypopharynx.
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3 Claims
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1. An airway for insertion into the mouth and pharynx of a patient comprising:
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an elongated body including a straight section joined at one end to a curved section extending downwardly from said straight section, said body having an elongate U-shaped central channel having an open top, and a pair of elongate open-sided U-shaped channels on either side of the central channel, said open-sided U-shaped channels having upper and lower defining walls, the channels being adpated for receiving tubular members inserted therein; a transverse plate secured to the other end of said straight section, the plate being engageable over the mouth of the patient and having apertures communicating with the channels; and the upper defining wall of one of the open-sided channels having a tube receiving opening therein disposed substantially at the juncture of said straight section with said curved section for receiving and guiding a tubular member inserted through said one channel into the nasopharynx for facilitating drainage thereof when said airway is in place. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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