Patent ID: 8105316
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: A61J,A61M

Abstract:
1. A laryngeal mask airway for facilitating ventilation of a patient, the laryngeal mask airway having a front side and rear side wherein the rear side faces the back of a patient's throat when the laryngeal mask airway is used in a patient, the laryngeal mask airway including a mask portion and a flexible breathing tube in communication with the mask portion, characterized in that: the laryngeal mask airway includes a flexible suction tube attached to and extending along the rear side of the laryngeal mask airway, the flexible suction tube having an opening that is configured to be connected to a suction producing apparatus for producing suction within the flexible suction tube, the flexible suction tube comprising a single tube section and a pair of tube sections connected to the single tube section, the pair of tube sections being attached to the rear side of the mask portion and facing the back of the patient's throat, the pair of tube sections being configured to have a plurality of suction ports that face the back of the patient's throat when the laryngeal mask airway is positioned inside a patient's throat, wherein the plurality of suction ports suck in oropharyngeal secretions in the patient's hypopharynx region.