Patent ID: 7784465

Claim:
A laryngeal mask comprising: an airway conduit; a mask coupled to the airway conduit, the mask having an inflatable portion; an inflation conduit associated with the inflatable portion of the mask; an inflation valve in fluid communication with the inflation conduit, the inflation valve having an exterior housing with an exit aperture and a stem movable between an open position and a closed position; and a vent clip removably coupled to the inflation valve comprising: a body portion; an exterior housing interface portion extending from the body portion, the housing interface portion comprising a gripping surface formed to contact at least an approximately ninety degree portion of an exterior surface of the exterior housing; and a finger extending from the body portion generally along a longitudinal axis of the movable stem and sized to engage the movable stem within the inflation valve, wherein the finger maintains the stem in an open position when the vent clip is coupled to the inflation valve.