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AssigneeOventus Medical Limited
InventorsNeil ANDERSON, Christopher Patrick HART, Anthony IGNACIO, Zoran MILIJASEVIC
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A system for providing breathing assistance to a user includes (a) an oral appliance including a body for positioning within an oral cavity of the user, the body defining at least one extra-oral opening for allowing airflow between lips of the user in fluid communication with at least one intra-oral opening provided in the oral cavity to direct airflow into and/or out of a posterior region of the oral cavity; and, (b) at least one of: (i) a housing connected to the at least one extra-oral opening of the appliance, the housing configured to allow natural breathing through the appliance; and, (ii) a connector system for receiving air from a positive airway pressure (PAP) device, the connector system connected to the at least one extra-oral opening of the appliance.
1) A system for providing breathing assistance to a user, the system including:
5) The system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the body further defines at least two channels, each channel connecting an intra-oral opening to the at least one extra-oral opening, each channel passing at least one of at least partially along the buccal cavity and at least partially between the teeth to thereby provide an airway for the user, the airway at least partially bypassing the nasal passage and acting to replicate a healthy nasal passage and pharyngeal space.
28) The system according to any one of the preceding claims, further including a PAP device.
42) Apparatus for providing breathing assistance, the apparatus including a body for positioning within an oral cavity of a user, the body defining:
52) A connector system for connection to an oral appliance for providing breathing assistance to a user, the connector system including a connector having a body connectable to at least one extra-oral opening of the oral appliance, the body defining at least one passageway between an inlet for receiving air from a positive airway pressure (PAP) device and at least one outlet in fluid communication with the inlet for directing the air from the PAP device into at least one of the at least one extra-oral opening of the oral appliance and the nose of the user.
67) A system for providing breathing assistance to a user, the system including:
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