A laryngeal mask for use in a patient, the laryngeal mask comprising: an airway tube having an inner lumen, an outer surface, a proximal end, a distal end, and a curved section between the proximal end and the distal end; a gastric tube which extends along the outer surface of the airway tube; a mask portion connected at a proximal end thereof to the distal end of the airway tube and having a distal tip opposite the proximal end, the mask portion comprising: an inflatable cuff including an anterior cuff surface configured to contact the patient's tissue when the inflatable cuff is inflated; and a wedge portion including a stabilization surface and two walls connected to the inflatable cuff and extending therefrom toward from the stabilization surface, the stabilization surface extending from the distal tip of the mask portion toward the distal end of the airway tube at a wedge angle of between about 12 and 30 degrees, the wedge angle formed between the stabilization surface and the anterior cuff surface when the inflatable mask is inflated, whereby the stabilization surface is transversely and longitudinally substantially flat to stabilize the laryngeal mask in use, character-ized in that, the gastric tube has a proximal section with a first inner diameter along at least a portion of the curved section of the airway tube, which first inner diameter is larger than a second inner diameter of a distal section of the gastric tube distal to the curved section of the airway tube, and a conically tapered intermediate section between the proximal section and the distal section of the gastric tube. an airway tube having an inner lumen, an outer surface, a proximal end, a distal end, and a curved section between the proximal end and the distal end; a gastric tube which extends along the outer surface of the airway tube; a mask portion connected at a proximal end thereof to the distal end of the airway tube and having a distal tip opposite the proximal end, the mask portion comprising: an inflatable cuff including an anterior cuff surface configured to contact the patient's tissue when the inflatable cuff is inflated; and a wedge portion including a stabilization surface and two walls connected to the inflatable cuff and extending therefrom toward from the stabilization surface, the stabilization surface extending from the distal tip of the mask portion toward the distal end of the airway tube at a wedge angle of between about 12 and 30 degrees, the wedge angle formed between the stabilization surface and the anterior cuff surface when the inflatable mask is inflated, whereby the stabilization surface is transversely and longitudinally substantially flat to stabilize the laryngeal mask in use, character-ized in that, the gastric tube has a proximal section with a first inner diameter along at least a portion of the curved section of the airway tube, which first inner diameter is larger than a second inner diameter of a distal section of the gastric tube distal to the curved section of the airway tube, and a conically tapered intermediate section between the proximal section and the distal section of the gastric tube. an inflatable cuff including an anterior cuff surface configured to contact the patient's tissue when the inflatable cuff is inflated; and a wedge portion including a stabilization surface and two walls connected to the inflatable cuff and extending therefrom toward from the stabilization surface, the stabilization surface extending from the distal tip of the mask portion toward the distal end of the airway tube at a wedge angle of between about 12 and 30 degrees, the wedge angle formed between the stabilization surface and the anterior cuff surface when the inflatable mask is inflated, whereby the stabilization surface is transversely and longitudinally substantially flat to stabilize the laryngeal mask in use, character-ized in that, the gastric tube has a proximal section with a first inner diameter along at least a portion of the curved section of the airway tube, which first inner diameter is larger than a second inner diameter of a distal section of the gastric tube distal to the curved section of the airway tube, and a conically tapered intermediate section between the proximal section and the distal section of the gastric tube.