Anaesthesia and intensive care
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Anaesth Intensive Care · Jul 2011
Biography Historical ArticleThe leech airway or pharyngeal bulb gasway.
Beverley Charles Leech (1898 to 1960) patented the Leech airway or "Pharyngeal Bulb Gasway" in 1937. The Leech airway formed a seal with the pharyngeal tissues, resulting in a closed system during cyclopropane anaesthesia. Two prototypes and four commercially available versions of the airway have been identified.