The invention relates to an artificial airway device (1) to facilitate lung ventilation of a patient, comprising an airway tube (2) and a mask (3) carried at one end of the airway tube, the mask (3) having a distal end (4) and a proximal end (5) and a peripheral formation (6) capable of forming a seal around the circumference of the laryngeal inlet, the peripheral formation (6) surrounding a hollow interior space or lumen (7) of the (mask (3) and the bore of the airway tube (2) opening into the lumen (7) of the mask, the airway tube including support means (44) such that the cross sectional area of the bore is substantially maintained upon application of pressure by the patient's teeth, while allowing local deformation of the tube at the point of tooth contact.
