Patent ID: 8413658

Claim:
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; whereby the central airway lumen is inserted into the mouth of a patient so that the distal end is positioned in the patient's pharynx and the proximal end remains outside the mouth of the patient and wherein the first breathing channel constantly supplies gas to the patient and the second breathing channel constantly monitors expelled gases from the patient while simultaneously enabling scope manipulation through the airway lumen.