Patent ID: 8413658
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An oral airway, the oral airway comprising: a central airway lumen having a passageway, the central airway lumen having a proximal end and an opposite distal end; a first breathing channel positioned adjacent to the central airway lumen, the first breathing channel having a gas supply line, the gas supply line adapted to supply gas from a gas supply device to the passageway; and a second breathing channel positioned adjacent to the central airway lumen and opposite the first breathing channel, the second breathing channel having a gas monitoring line for monitoring gases expelled from a patient, the gas monitoring line providing a conduit to monitor expelled gases within the passageway and adapted for connection to a gas monitor device; wherein the airway lumen is a unitary body having a curved extension with a partially opened portion of the oral airway for scope manipulation, the shape of the oral airway providing a patent airway for spontaneously ventilating patients undergoing moderate to deep sedation for surgical procedures, endoscopic procedures, bronchoscopic procedures, or fiber optic intubation; wherein the airway lumen is sized and shaped to enable scope manipulation by inserting a scope through the proximal end and exiting the scope through the distal end;