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US 2011/0297159 A1Published application
Breathing assistance apparatus
OwnerVincent Meyerinventor
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Abstract
The disclosure describes a novel apparatus for providing an airway to a patient after having his or her jaw wired shut. The apparatus provides for an unobstructed airway that allows a patient with at least a partially blocked nasal passage to breathe effectively and easily during recovery.
Claims19
A breathing assistance apparatus, comprising:
- a right airway tubing comprising,
- a right interior airway opening,
- a right exterior airway opening, and
- a right passageway connecting the right interior airway opening and the right exterior airway opening, the right passageway comprising,
- a right exit tube,
- a right inner flat passageway wall connected to the right exit tube, and
- a right outer curved passageway wall connected to the right flat passageway wall and the right exit tube,
- wherein the right passageway provides a flow path for air to move to and from behind a right side of a patient's teeth via the right interior airway opening through the patient's mouth via the right exterior airway opening during use;
- a left airway tubing comprising,
- a left interior airway opening,
- a left exterior airway opening, and
- a left passageway connecting the left interior airway opening and the left exterior airway opening, the left passageway comprising,
- a left exit tube,
- a left flat passageway wall connected to the left exit tube, and
- a left curved passageway wall connected to the left flat passageway wall and the left exit tube;
- wherein the left passageway provides a flow path for air to move to and from behind a left side of a patient's teeth via the left interior airway opening through the patient's mouth via the left exterior airway opening during use;
- and
- a connector, the connector attaching the right airway tubing to the left airway tubing.
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A breathing assistance apparatus, comprising:
- a left airway tubing, the left airway tubing comprising
- a left interior airway opening,
- a left exterior airway opening, and
- a left passageway connecting the left interior airway opening and the left exterior airway opening, the left passageway comprising,
- a left exit tube,
- a left outer passageway wall connected to the left exit tube, and
- a left inner passageway wall connected to the left outer passageway wall and the left exit tube,
- wherein the left passageway provides a flow path for air to move to and from behind a left side of a patient's teeth via the left interior airway opening through the patient's mouth via the left exterior airway opening during use;
- a left airway tubing comprising
- a left interior airway opening,
- a left exterior airway opening, and
- a left passageway connecting the left interior airway opening and the left exterior airway opening, the left passageway comprising,
- a left exit tube,
- a left inner passageway wall connected to the left exit tube, and
- a left outer passageway wall connected to the left inner passageway wall and the left exit tube,
- wherein the left passageway provides a flow path for air to move to and from behind a left side of a patient's teeth via the left interior airway opening through the patient's mouth via the left exterior airway opening during use;
- and
- a connector, the connector attaching the left airway tubing to the left airway tubing.
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A breathing assistance apparatus, comprising:
- a left interior airway opening;
- a right interior airway opening;
- an exterior airway opening;
- an exit tube wall, the exit tube wall forming the exterior airway opening;
- an inner flat passageway wall connecting the left interior airway opening and the right interior airway opening;
- a left curved passageway wall connecting the left interior airway opening to the exit tube wall and attached to the inner flat passageway wall;
- a right curved passageway wall connecting the right interior airway opening to the exit tube wall and attached to the inner flat passageway wall;
- and
- an air passageway formed by the inner flat passageway wall, the left curved passageway wall, the right curved passageway wall, and the exit tube and connecting the left interior airway opening, the right interior airway opening, and the exterior airway opening to each other,
- wherein the air passageway provides a flow path for air to move to and from behind a patient's teeth via the left and right interior airway openings and through the patient's mouth via the exterior airway opening during use.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.