A superglottic and peri-laryngeal apparatus for supraglottic airway device insertion
that contemporaneously clears a patient's upper airway of the tongue and other
pharyngeal tissues, and raises the epiglottis without use of the medical practitioner's
fingers in the upper airway. The insertion apparatus comprises an offset member
with a compressor-lever shield at a distal insertion end and a handle at the proximal
end thereof. The offset member, medially disposed between the handle and the compressor-lever
shield, should preferably be configured to be substantially flat, consistent in
thickness throughout and having a tight, arcuate shape. The compressor-lever shield
member preferably widens from its junction with the offset member into a broad
tip at its leading distal edge.
