Patent ID: 7100612

Claim:
A nasopharyngeal airway device configured to be placed within a nasal passageway of a patient, the device comprising: a tubular body having an interior surface extending between a proximal end and an opposing distal end, the interior surface at least partially bounding an air passage, the tubular body being adapted to be received within a nostril of a nasal passageway; and a securement assembly disposed at the proximal end of the tubular body, the securement assembly comprising: a flange that outwardly projects from the proximal end of the tubular body; and a flexible elongated locking protrusion having a proximal end and an opposing distal end, the proximal end of the locking protrusion being fixed to either the flange or the proximal end of the tubular body, and the distal end of the locking protrusion terminating at a tip, the locking protrusion being configured such that at least the tip of the locking protrusion is disposed within the same nostril of the nasal passageway as the nostril in which the tubular body is disposed when the tubular body is disposed within the nasal passageway and at least a portion of the flange is disposed outside of the nasal passageway.