Nasal and oral patient interfaces
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1. A patient interface comprising:
- an appliance portion including;
a body portion configured to communicate with a fluid path;
a nostril interface extending from the body portion, wherein the nostril interface is configured such that the nostril interface does not completely block a nostril of a patient'"'"'s nose responsive to being received by the nostril;
a first securement portion extending from the body portion and disposed proximate the nostril interface, wherein the first securement portion is configured to engage an exterior surface of a portion of the patient'"'"'s nose to secure the patient interface to the patient'"'"'s nose; and
a second securement portion extending from the body portion and disposed more proximate to the nostril interface than the first securement portion, wherein the second securement portion is configured to engage an interior surface of the portion of the patient'"'"'s nose to cooperate with the first securement portion so as to clamp the portion of the patient'"'"'s nose therebetween.
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Abstract
A patient interface for communicating fluids to and/or from a patient'"'"'s nasal cavity and/or oral cavity is disclosed. In addition, a patient interface for fluid and physiological function monitoring proximate to the patient'"'"'s nasal cavity and/or oral cavity is disclosed. An apnea monitor and a method for monitoring apnea are also disclosed.
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1. A patient interface comprising:
an appliance portion including; a body portion configured to communicate with a fluid path; a nostril interface extending from the body portion, wherein the nostril interface is configured such that the nostril interface does not completely block a nostril of a patient'"'"'s nose responsive to being received by the nostril; a first securement portion extending from the body portion and disposed proximate the nostril interface, wherein the first securement portion is configured to engage an exterior surface of a portion of the patient'"'"'s nose to secure the patient interface to the patient'"'"'s nose; and a second securement portion extending from the body portion and disposed more proximate to the nostril interface than the first securement portion, wherein the second securement portion is configured to engage an interior surface of the portion of the patient'"'"'s nose to cooperate with the first securement portion so as to clamp the portion of the patient'"'"'s nose therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A patient interface comprising:
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a U-shaped body portion configured to communicate with a first fluid path and a second fluid path, the body portion being configured to engage an exterior surface of a nose of a patient responsive to being donned by a patient; a U-shaped first nostril interface extending from the body portion, wherein the first nostril interface communicates with the first fluid path, and wherein the first nostril interface is configured to extend generally over an end of the nose of the patient and into a first nostril of the patient responsive to being donned by the patient and is sized and configured such that the first nostril interface does not completely block the first nostril responsive to being donned by the patient; a U-shaped second nostril interface extending from the body portion and operatively coupled to the second fluid path, wherein the second nostril interface is configured to extend over the end of the nose of the patient and into a second nostril of the patient responsive to being donned by the patient and is sized and configured such that second first nostril interface does not completely block the second nostril responsive to being donned by the patient; a first tubing that defines the first fluid path, where the first tubing is coupled to the first nostril interface; a second tubing that defines the second fluid path, where the second tubing is coupled to the second nostril interface; a first securement portion extending from the body portion proximate the first nostril interface; and a second securement portion extending from the body portion and disposed more proximate to the first nostril interface than the first securement portion, wherein the second securement portion is configured to engage the interior surface of the portion of the patient'"'"'s nose to cooperate with the first securement portion so as to clamp the portion of the patient'"'"'s nose therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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