FIELD : medicine.SUBSTANCE : invention relates to medical equipment. Airway device for human or animal use comprises an airway tube having a first end and a second end, the first end of which is surrounded by a laryngeal cuff configured to fit over the laryngeal inlet of a patient when in situ, and the first end of the airway tube is provided with an intubating ramp configured to direct a tube inserted through the airway tube into the laryngeal inlet of the patient when in situ.EFFECT : invention is particularly applicable to devices used in the administration of Oxygen and/or anaesthetic gases to a human or veterinary patient breathing spontaneously, for Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation (IPPV) during a surgical procedure or resuscitation and for intubating patients during such procedures.11 cl, 6 dwg