Abstract: A nasal airway system.comprising a cuffed nasal airway and a nasal wand. The cuffed nasal airway includes a flexible tube, an inflatable cuff and a member for inflating the cuff. The flexible tube includes a first end and a second end, a length, and an opening extending from the first end to the second end. The length of the tube is such that upon insertion into a nasal cavity of a patient, the second end is in substantial alignment with a soft palate and a lateral pharyngeal wall of a patient. The inflatable cuff is associated with the second end of the tube. The inflating member inflates the cuff after alignment of the flexible tube in a patient to, in turn, provide a seal with the soft palate, the lateral pharyngeal wall, and the base of the tongue of the patient. The nasal wand includes a housing, a flexible wand and a fluid delivery member. The housing includes an inner chamber with a fluid.

Abstract: A laryngoscope blade assembly comprising a unitary blade structure provided with a cutout or recess in the vertical portion of the tongue deflector and a resilient protective insert removably and pivotably coupled to the tongue protector at its proximal and distal ends such the that insert may deflect as a force, such as that applied by a patient's teeth during intubation procedures, vertically deflects the insert into the recess.

Abstract: A shield from a laser beam has an upper material which disperses the laser beam into a larger cross sectional area, and a lower material which reflects the dispersed laser beam back through the upper material. The upper material may be a woven fiberglass sheet and the lower material may be a sheet made of woven metallic wires. The shield may be made from cylindrical fiberglass and metallic fabric as a shield for an endotracheal tube for use during laser surgery of a patient`s throat region. The materials may be made in sheets to form protective drapes for protection of equipment from a laser beam during laser surgery. An umbrella having a reflective surface that unfolds under pressure from a balloon used to secure an endotracheal tube in a patient's throat protects the balloon from the laser beam during laser surgery.