Abstract: An oral airway (10) for providing fluid communication through a patient's uth and into the patient's trachea. The oral airway (10) includes a tubular body (12) having a near end (14) and a removed end (16), the near end (14) having a plate (22) with an elliptical perimeter defining resilient lips (36) with semicircular walls (28) forming a C-shaped opening to releasably retain an endotracheal tube (38).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 13, 1992
Date of Patent:
October 19, 1993
Assignees:
Evelyn C. Price, Betsy J. Nielson, & Robert E. Gohlke, a partnership, Betsy J. Nielson