A laryngeal/tracheal stent, comprising: a resilient anchor loop portion comprising either (a) a single resilient anchor loop sized to have a cross sectional area that, when projected on a plane perpendicular to the axis of the subglottis, is greater than that of the subglottis for conformal contact with the subglottal walls, said anchor loop further comprises a downward facing anchor loop notch or saddle located at the anterior portion of said anchor loop or (b) a plurality of resilient parallel anchor loops that define a cylindrical surface and expansible for conformal contact with the trachea, the resilient anchor loops being joined at corresponding points on their perimeters by at least two linear spines (190, 200), the linear spines being parallel to axis of the cylindrical surface and at least one of the linear spines comprising a deployment connector; when said resilient anchor loop portion comprises said single resilient anchor loop, a cantilever tail portion comprising a cantilever tail attached vertically to a posterior portion of said single resilient anchor loop, diametrically opposite to said anchor loop notch, said cantilever tail being oriented approximately perpendicular to the plane of said anchor loop, said cantilever tail extending vertically upward and terminating in a tail tab, said cantilever tail extending downward and terminating in an attachment tab; and a Y-lock crown portion (110, 410) comprising a resilient crown loop sized to diagonally set within the subglottis with its proximal extremity comprising center contact pad (130, 430) deployed to exert an upward force on the apex of the vocal folds as a result of the resiliency of said Y-lock crown (110, 410), said crown loop either (a) being fastened, at a point opposite said center contact pad, to said cantilever tail in proximity to attachment point of said anchor loop or (b) being flexibly joined at a point on its perimeter opposite to said center contact pad to one of the linear spines in proximity to one of the resilient anchor loops. a resilient anchor loop portion comprising either (a) a single resilient anchor loop sized to have a cross sectional area that, when projected on a plane perpendicular to the axis of the subglottis, is greater than that of the subglottis for conformal contact with the subglottal walls, said anchor loop further comprises a downward facing anchor loop notch or saddle located at the anterior portion of said anchor loop or (b) a plurality of resilient parallel anchor loops that define a cylindrical surface and expansible for conformal contact with the trachea, the resilient anchor loops being joined at corresponding points on their perimeters by at least two linear spines (190, 200), the linear spines being parallel to axis of the cylindrical surface and at least one of the linear spines comprising a deployment connector; when said resilient anchor loop portion comprises said single resilient anchor loop, a cantilever tail portion comprising a cantilever tail attached vertically to a posterior portion of said single resilient anchor loop, diametrically opposite to said anchor loop notch, said cantilever tail being oriented approximately perpendicular to the plane of said anchor loop, said cantilever tail extending vertically upward and terminating in a tail tab, said cantilever tail extending downward and terminating in an attachment tab; and a Y-lock crown portion (110, 410) comprising a resilient crown loop sized to diagonally set within the subglottis with its proximal extremity comprising center contact pad (130, 430) deployed to exert an upward force on the apex of the vocal folds as a result of the resiliency of said Y-lock crown (110, 410), said crown loop either (a) being fastened, at a point opposite said center contact pad, to said cantilever tail in proximity to attachment point of said anchor loop or (b) being flexibly joined at a point on its perimeter opposite to said center contact pad to one of the linear spines in proximity to one of the resilient anchor loops.