I-Oropharyngeal Airway ikwabizwa ngokuba yiGuedel Airway.
Sisixhobo sonyango esibizwa ngokuba sisincedisi sendlela yomoya esetyenziselwa ukugcina ipatent (evulekileyo) yomoya.Ikwenza oku ngokuthintela ulwimi (ngokuyinxenye okanye ngokupheleleyo) ekugqumeni i-epiglottis, nto leyo enokuthintela umguli ekuphefumleni.Xa umntu engasekho zingqondweni, izihlunu ezisemihlathini ziyakhululeka kwaye zinokuvumela ulwimi ukuba luvale indlela yokuphefumla;enyanisweni, ulwimi ngoyena nobangela uqhelekileyo wokuvaleka kwendlela yomoya.
Isetyenziselwa ukugcina umoya ovulekileyo, ukuthintela ulwimi ekugqumeni i-epiglottis, enokuthintela umntu ukuba aphefumle.I-Guedel airway iboniswa kubantu abangekho zingqondweni kuphela.Xa abantu bengekho zingqondweni, izihlunu emihlathini yabo ziyakhululeka kwaye zivumela ulwimi ukuba luthintele indlela yokuphefumla.