Infant breathing assist apparatus
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1. An apparatus to assist in breathing while anatomically conforming to patient'"'"'s nostrils, the apparatus comprising:
- an elongated apparatus body having proximal and distal ends and defining at least one hollow passageway extending therebetween;
nostril-engaging stems sized and configured to outwardly protrude from the proximal end and fluidly communicating with the passageway(s), each of the nostril-engaging stems having a peripheral wall with top and base portions, each of the base portions forming a D-shaped configuration to anatomically conform to the patient'"'"'s nostrils; and
wherein atmospheric air and pressurized gas flow from the passageway(s) to the proximal end so as to be supplied to the patient'"'"'s nostrils when the nostril-engaging stems are engaged therein.
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Abstract
A breathing apparatus with improved ergonomic aspects to more comfortably accommodate patients breathe while preventing their lungs from collapsing. The present breathing apparatus comprises an apparatus body having proximal and distal ends with at least one hollow passageway extending therebetween. A pair of nostril-engaging stems with generally D-shaped base configurations conform to the anatomy of patient'"'"'s nostrils and a connector assembly having a rotatable mid portion is used at the apparatus body'"'"'s distal end to allow moderate movement and thereby reduce torque applied to a patient'"'"'s face.
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1. An apparatus to assist in breathing while anatomically conforming to patient'"'"'s nostrils, the apparatus comprising:
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an elongated apparatus body having proximal and distal ends and defining at least one hollow passageway extending therebetween;
nostril-engaging stems sized and configured to outwardly protrude from the proximal end and fluidly communicating with the passageway(s), each of the nostril-engaging stems having a peripheral wall with top and base portions, each of the base portions forming a D-shaped configuration to anatomically conform to the patient'"'"'s nostrils; and
wherein atmospheric air and pressurized gas flow from the passageway(s) to the proximal end so as to be supplied to the patient'"'"'s nostrils when the nostril-engaging stems are engaged therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus to assist in breathing while reducing torque applied to a patient'"'"'s face, the apparatus comprising:
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an elongated apparatus body having proximal and distal ends and defining at least one hollow passageway extending therebetween; and
a connector assembly engaged to the distal end and fluidly communicating with the passageway(s), the connector assembly having a mid portion sized and configured to allow relative rotation between the apparatus body and the connector assembly to reduce torque applied to the patient'"'"'s face when the proximal end is fitted thereon. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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