An artificial airway (2) including: an airway tube (6) having at least one airway conduit therein； an evacuation chamber (12) located at a distal end of the cuff, the chamber, in use, being in fluid communication with the oesophagus of a patient； an evacuation conduit (26) in fluid communication with the evacuation chamber； and a ventilation conduit (28) in fluid communication with the evacuation chamber, the arrangement being such that, in use, suction is applied to the evacuation conduit whereby regurgitated material entering the evacuation chamber is removed through evacuation conduit and wherein the ventilation conduit substantially prevents a negative pressure being applied to the tissue of the patient.
