The McMurray Enhanced Airway (MEA) is an FDA-registered disposable distal pharyngeal airway (DPA) (the first of its kind) invented to address a clinical void in basic airway management that existing oral and nasal airways, largely unchanged for nearly a century, fail to fill. The device is inserted between the molars and extends into the distal pharynx to stent open the airway beyond the tongue, facilitating oxygenation, ventilation, and intraoral positive pressure ventilation without the mask-fit variables that create challenges with obese, bearded, or edentulous patients. Its three primary use cases are upper airway obstruction management during endoscopic procedures, difficult mask ventilation support, and apneic oxygenation during intubation thus making it applicable across anesthesia, PACU, ICU, EMS, and emergency settings.