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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
May. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eric Pagan, Hythe, GB;
Assignee:
Smiths Group PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/600 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/600 ;
Abstract
The mask of a laryngeal mask assembly has a mount and an integral cuff at the patient end of a tube. The mount is of a thermoplastic material and the cuff is made by blow moulding from the material of the mount. A separate retaining plate seals an edge of the cuff with the mount and traps an inflation tube extending from the cuff to the inflation line of the tube.