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US 8,539,954 B2Granted
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.
Claims16
A breathing assistance apparatus, comprising:
- a right airway tubing including:
- 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 including:
- a right exit tube,
- a right inner flat passageway wall connected to the right exit tube adapted to contour around a right outside portion of the patient's teeth, and
- a right outer curved passageway wall adapted to contour around the right outside portion of the patient's teeth and connected to the right flat passageway wall and the right exit tube,
- wherein the right passageway provides a flow path for air adapted to move the air to and from behind a right side of a patient's teeth via the right interior airway opening via the right exterior airway opening during use;
- a left airway tubing including:
- 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 including:
- a left exit tube,
- a left inner flat passageway wall connected to the left exit tube adapted to contour around a left outside portion of the patient's teeth, and
- a left curved passageway wall connected to the left flat passageway wall and the left exit tube adapted to contour around the left outside portion of the patient's teeth;
- wherein the left passageway provides a flow path for air adapted to move the air to and from behind a left side of a patient's teeth via the left interior airway opening via the left exterior airway opening during use,
- wherein the right airway tubing and the left airway tubing are made of a semi-rigid material that is adapted to provide the flow path located between the patient's teeth and cheeks;
- and
- a connector, the connector attaching the right airway tubing to the left airway tubing;
- said connector spanning from the right exterior airway opening and the left exterior airway opening to a juncture of the right inner flat passageway wall and the left inner flat passageway wall.
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A breathing assistance apparatus, comprising:
- a left airway tubing, the left airway tubing including:
- 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 including:
- a left exit tube,
- a left curved outer passageway wall connected to the left exit tube adapted to contour around a left outside portion of the patient's teeth, and
- a left inner flat passageway wall connected to the left outer passageway wall and the left exit tube,
- wherein the left passageway provides a flow path for air adapted to move the air to and from behind a left side of a patient's teeth via the left interior airway opening via the left exterior airway opening during use;
- a right airway tubing including:
- 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 including:
- a right exit tube,
- a right inner flat passageway wall connected to the right exit tube adapted to contour around a right outside portion of the patient's teeth, and
- a right outer curved passageway wall adapted to contour around the right outside portion of the patient's teeth and connected to the right flat passageway wall and the right exit tube,
- wherein the right passageway provides a flow path for air adapted to move the air to and from behind a right side of a patient's teeth via the right interior airway opening via the right exterior airway opening during use;
- and
- a connector, the connector attaching the right airway tubing to the left airway tubing;
- said connector spanning from the right exterior airway opening and the left exterior airway opening to a juncture of the right inner flat passageway wall and the left inner flat passageway wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.