Inventors:
Steven Crohn - Paradise Valley AZ, US
International Classification:
A62B 7/00
Abstract:
A composition for applying to an artificial airway device that facilitate lung ventilation, e.g., oropharyngeal masks, and endotracheal tubes, prior to introduction into an air passageway of a patient. The composition includes a) an effective lubricating amount of a safe and effective water based lubricant, b) an effective antibacterial amount of a non-antibiotic biocide for inhibiting the growth of bacteria in the air passageway, preferably xylitol, and c) an effective anti-nausea amount of an anti-nausea composition to inhibit nausea in the patient, preferably peppermint extract.