Featured herein is a surgical airway device (10) that is constructed and arranged to be placed into the mouth of a patient to maintain a surgical airway in the patient. Also featured is a method of using such a surgical airway device (10). The surgical airway device (10) has a flange (20) that is constructed and arranged to be located outside of the mouth, an inner tube (21) that defines a working channel (22) defining an anterior opening in the flange (20) and located proximate the lips, and a posterior end (26) located in the back of the mouth. There is an outer tube (70) that is generally coaxial with, spaced from and fully or partially surrounds the inner tube (21), wherein a coaxial gap (80) is located between at least part of the outer tube (70) and the inner tube (21). There is a first lumen (30) that is in fluid communication with the working channel (22) and a second lumen (40) that is in fluid communication with the coaxial gap (80).
