Nasal interface device
AssigneeThe Periodic Breathing Foundation, LLC
InventorRobert W. Daly
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Abstract
A nasal interface device and a method of use are disclosed. The device includes a facial adaptor configured to be secured to the nose of a user and having two nostril pads having open channels configured to be inserted into nostrils of the use and a piercing/swivel adaptor configured to interact with the facial adaptor through the two nostril prongs. The piercing/swivel adaptor is further configured to be coupled to an airway tube, the airway tube is configured to supply air/gas to the user.
Claims15
A method of using a nasal interface device for supplying air/gas to a user, comprising:
- securing a facial adaptor to the nose of the user, wherein the facial adaptor includes a nostril pad configured to be inserted into a nostril of the nose of the user, said nostril pad is configured to substantially conform to an interior geometry of the nostril upon insertion of the pad into the nostril and includes an open channel protruding through the nostril pad;
- wherein a nostril tube is configured to be placed through said open channel in order to supply air/gas to the user.
A nasal interface device, comprising:
- a facial adaptor configured to be secured to the nose of a user and having two nostril pads configured to be inserted into nostrils of the user;
- a piercing/swivel adaptor configured to interact with said facial adaptor through said two nostril pads;
- wherein said piercing/swivel adaptor is further configured to be coupled to an airway tube, said airway tube is configured to supply air/gas to the user.
A method of using a nasal interface device, comprising:
- securing a facial adaptor to the nose of the user, wherein the facial adaptor includes nostril pads configured to be inserted into nostrils of the user;
- inserting a piercing/swivel adaptor into the nostrils of the user through the nostril pads of the facial adaptor;
- and
- coupling an airway tube to the piercing/swivel adaptor, wherein the airway tube is configured to supply air/gas to the user.
A system for controlling breathing of a patient, comprising:
- a nasal interface device, having
- a facial adaptor configured to be secured to the nose of a user and having two nostril pads configured to be inserted into nostrils of the user;
- a piercing/swivel adaptor configured to interact with said facial adaptor through said two nostril pads;
- wherein said piercing/swivel adaptor is further configured to be coupled to an airway tube, said airway tube is configured to supply air/gas to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.