Patent ID: 8726904

Claim:
A larynx tube for ventilation purposes, the tube comprising: a tube shaft having a ventilation lumen and a longitudinal groove formed in an outer side of said tube shaft, said tube shaft having a proximal and a distal longitudinal shaft portion which are adhesively bonded and/or welded to each other, said distal longitudinal shaft portion being constructed as an injection-molded component, wherein said ventilation lumen has a ventilation opening which is disposed laterally in said distal longitudinal shaft portion of said tube shaft, said distal longitudinal shaft portion having a conically tapering shape; an esophageal cuff which is disposed on said tube shaft for blocking an esophagus; and a drainage pipe forming a drainage channel having a drainage opening disposed distally with respect to said esophageal cuff, said drainage pipe disposed in said longitudinal groove of said tube shaft and adhesively bonded and/or welded to said tube shaft.