| abstract |
The present invention relates to medical devices, namely airway devices. It is applicable to supraglottic devices including laryngeal airway devices and to their methods of manufacture. The present invention is particularly applicable to laryngeal airway devices for human and veterinary use. There is provided an airway device for human or animal use, the device comprising an airway tube having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end of the airway tube is provided with a pre-formed and non- inflatable peri-pharyngeal bowl, the peri-pharyngeal bowl comprising a posterior bowl portion having a back dorsal portion and a side wall extending around and depending from the periphery of the back dorsal portion to define an internal space, the peri- pharyngeal bowl further comprising a resiliently deformable flange extending laterally from the side wall of the back dorsal portion which defines an extended internal space, the resiliently deformable flange having inner and outer surfaces that extend to a circumferential edge. |