Patent ID: 7712467

Claim:
An artificial airway device comprising: an air conduit extending between a proximal opening and a mask opening wherein, when the device is in an operative position, the proximal opening remains outside of a patient and the mask opening is open to a laryngeal opening of the patient; a seating tip extending distally from the distal end of the air conduit which, when the device is in the operative position, is located on a pharyngeal side of a patient's cricoid; a first supporting arm that extends axially along the seating tip in a shape substantially corresponding to that of a portion of the esophagus contacting the first supporting arm when the device is in the operative position; and at least one bar extending within the mask opening; wherein the at least one bar comprises a plurality of bars separated from one another to form at least one channel in the mask opening; and wherein the at least one channel fluidly communicates with the air conduit.