Teleflex Cath-Guide Oropharyngeal Airways

When a patient's tongue obstructs the airway, seconds matter. The Teleflex Cath-Guide line of Guedel-style oropharyngeal airways is built to keep that passage open — holding the tongue away from the posterior pharyngeal wall so air moves freely during resuscitation, sedation, or recovery. These are the airways clinicians reach for in the OR, the ED, EMS rigs, and anywhere unconscious or unresponsive patients need reliable airway management.

Every Cath-Guide airway is molded from smooth flexible vinyl with a reinforced bite block to prevent occlusion if the patient clamps down, and a Guedel design featuring three internal air channels for maximum flow. Correct sizing is what makes the difference between a patent airway and further obstruction, which is why Cath-Guide offers a full range measured tip-to-flange — from an 80 mm clear non-sterile option (ref 1168) for general use, to the 90 mm Size 4 sterile green (ref 1164) and the 110 mm Size 6 sterile adult (ref 1166). The color-coded flanges follow standard sizing conventions, so the right length is easy to identify at a glance when you don't have time to hunt.

Choose sterile, single-patient-use variants for procedural and surgical settings, or the economical non-sterile clear airways for training, stocking, and lower-risk applications. To size correctly, measure from the corner of the patient's mouth to the angle of the jaw and match that to the flange-to-tip length listed on each product. All Cath-Guide airways are intended for single use — no reprocessing — which keeps your infection-control protocols simple.

Cath-Guide is part of Teleflex's broader family of airway and catheter-management tools. If you're building out a resuscitation or catheterization cart, you may also want to browse the Flex-Guide and Add-A-Cath collections, along with securement options in Cath-Secure.