摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a laryngeal mask airway device for insertion into a patient to provide an airway passage to the patient's glottic opening. <P>SOLUTION: The airway device 1 comprises an airway tube 2 and a mask 3 attached to the airway tube 2. The mask 3 comprises a body 4 having a distal end and a proximal end, a peripheral inflatable cuff 7, and defines an outlet for gas. The mask 3 is attached to the airway tube 2 for gaseous communication between the tube 2 and the outlet, and the distal end is displaced to the side of the abdomen relative to the proximal end. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |