Artificial airway device
OwnerKien Chung KWOKinventor
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Abstract
An artificial airway device to facilitate lung ventilation of a patient. The device includes an airway tube including a lumen, a mask at one end of the airway tube. The mask includes a backplate and having a peripheral formation capable of forming a seal around the circumference of the laryngeal inlet. The peripheral formation surrounding a hollow interior space or lumen of the mask and the airway tube opening into the lumen of the mask. The device further includes fixation structure for fixation of the device to a patient when the device is in use. The fixation structure is movable with respect to the airway tube to allow for correct positioning of the device with respect to the anatomy of the patient.
Claims33
An artificial airway device to facilitate lung ventilation of a patient, comprising an airway tube including a lumen, a mask at one end of the airway tube, the mask including a backplate and having a peripheral formation capable of forming a seal around the circumference of the laryngeal inlet, the peripheral formation surrounding a hollow interior space or lumen of the mask and the airway tube opening into the lumen of the mask, the device further comprising fixation means for fixation of the device to a patient when the device is in use, the fixation means being movable with respect to the airway tube to allow for correct positioning of the device with respect to the anatomy of the patient.
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