The i-gel (Intersurgical Ltd, Wokingham,UK) is a relatively new, single-use supraglottic airway device. Unlike laryngeal mask airways (LMA), it does not have an inflatable cuff. The i-gel is made from a soft, gel-like, transparent medical grade thermoplastic elastomer. The cuff has been designed to create a non- inflatable anatomical seal by means of a shape which is a mirror impression of the supraglottic anatomy. The i-gel has several other useful design features including a gastric channel (which may allow early recognition of regurgitation of gastric contents and passage of a drainage tube), an epiglottic ridge (designed to rest on the base of tongue and resist upward and outward movement) and a ridged flattened stem to aid insertion and reduce the risk of axial rotation. We report its use after failed tracheal intubation in obstetric anaesthesia.