FLOW SPLITTING NCPAP DEVICE
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1. A nCPAP device comprising:
- an inlet configured for receiving a single gas jet flow, herein said single gas jet flow supplies gas for both nares; and
a flow spotter configured for proportionally splitting said gas jet flow into two channels for said both nares according to one or more of Rare anatomy and flow path resistance.
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Abstract
A nCPAP device includes an net configured for receiving a single gas jet flow. The single gas jet flow supplies gas for both nares. The device also includes a flow splitter configured for proportionally splitting said gas jet flow into two channels for the both nares according to one or more of nave anatomy and flow path resistance.
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1. A nCPAP device comprising:
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an inlet configured for receiving a single gas jet flow, herein said single gas jet flow supplies gas for both nares; and a flow spotter configured for proportionally splitting said gas jet flow into two channels for said both nares according to one or more of Rare anatomy and flow path resistance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for splitting a gas jet flow in a nCPAP system, said method comprising:
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generating a single gas jet flow, wherein said single gas jet flow supplies gas for both nares; and proportionally splitting said single gas jet flow for said both nares according to one or more of nare anatomy and flow path resistance. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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