Oral medical apparatus

An oral airway comprising:

• a flexible tube having a proximal end, a distal end, a lumen that extends from the proximal end to the distal end, an upper portion adjacent to the proximal end, a lower portion between the upper portion and the distal end, the upper portion positionable in a patient's mouth, wherein the flexible tube is configured to define a flange immediately adjacent to the upper portion so as to be external to the patient's mouth and so as to limit the distal end from extending beyond the patient's epiglottis, the upper portion having a first length and the lumen of the upper portion having a first inner diameter along the first length, the lower portion having a second length that is greater than the first length and the lumen of the lower portion having a second inner diameter along the second length, the second inner diameter being less than the first inner diameter so as to define a radial shoulder at the intersection of the upper portion and the lower portion;
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• a tubular support having a third length approximating the first length, the tubular support positioned within and along the lumen of the first length of the upper portion of the flexible tube, the tubular support having an end in contact with the radial shoulder to prevent movement of the support in a distal direction, the tubular support having an inner diameter that is generally the same as the second inner diameter of the lumen of the lower portion, the tubular support providing radial support of the upper portion to prevent blockage of the lumen.

An oral airway comprising:

• a soft, flexible tube having a proximal end and a distal end, the tube configured to define a flange at the proximal end, the tube further having an upper portion adjacent to the flange, the tube further having a lower portion between the upper portion and the distal end, and a lumen that extends from the proximal end to the distal end, wherein at least a portion of the flange has an outer diameter that is greater than an outer diameter of the upper portion;
• a tubular sleeve positioned within the upper portion of the tube that provides radial support of the upper portion and allows airflow from the proximal end to the distal end of the tube;
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• a tubular connector having a first portion and a second portion and a lumen therethrough, the second portion having an outer diameter that is smaller than that of the first portion, the second portion being connectable within the tubular sleeve, the first portion being connectable to a medical breathing device.