Patent ID: 7743769
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A laryngeal mask comprising: a dome, said dome having a periphery about its base, said periphery including at least one receptacle; an airway tube extending from a proximal passage through said dome; an inflatable cuff of flexible material, said flexible material has a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, said first longitudinal edge and said second longitudinal edge are joined to form a tube for said cuff, said cuff substantially encircles said periphery of said dome; at least one buttress adjacent said periphery at a distal portion of said dome; and a fusing of said tube forming said cuff, said fusing being adjacent to said buttress of said dome, said fusing is below a posterior surface of said dome wherein, upon deflation of said cuff, said buttress upturns said cuff to facilitate insertion of said laryngeal mask into a patient.