THE LARYNGEAL MASK COMPANY, LTD. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120145160 | LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY DEVICE - The invention relates to a laryngeal mask airway device ( | 06-14-2012 |
20100313893 | LARYNGEAL MASK WITH TAPE TAB - The invention relates to a devices and methods for lung ventilation in a patient. In particular, there is provided a laryngeal mask airway device for facilitation of lung ventilation in a patient, comprising an airway tube opening at one end into the interior of a hollow mask portion, the mask portion including a backplate and a cuff, the mask portion shaped to conform to and to fit readily into the actual and potential space behind the larynx and to seal around the circumference of the laryngeal inlet without penetrating into the interior of the larynx, the airway tube extending from a proximal end to a distal end and having a tab disposed near said proximal end, a sealed airway passage extending from the proximal end of the tube to the glottic opening when the cuff is at the inserted location, characterized in that the tab is adapted to be biasable towards the philtrum of the patient in use. | 12-16-2010 |
20100059061 | LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - The invention relates to a laryngeal mask airway device ( | 03-11-2010 |
20090145438 | LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY DEVICE - The invention relates to a laryngeal mask airway device ( | 06-11-2009 |
20090133701 | LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY DEVICE - The invention relates to a laryngeal mask airway device ( | 05-28-2009 |
20090007920 | LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY DEVICE - A modified laryngeal mask airway device (LMA-device) is provided with means to improve ease of insertion, reliability of function and higher seal pressure (i.e., cuff pressure ratio). The LMA-device includes an indented section of the airway tube to offer locating means and purchase for the inserting finger, and extended mask aperture bars to increase the effective ventilating area of the mask and reduce the possibility of epiglottis displacement occasioned by mask insertion. The LMA-device further includes a modification of the airway tube angle of attachment to the mask, and provision of a posterior or back-cushion covering the entire posterior surface of the mask. | 01-08-2009 |