METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PORTABLE FLUID DELIVERY FOR ANIMALS
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1. An apparatus for providing fluid to a non-human animal, the apparatus comprising:
- a fluid delivery system comprising at least one mask and at least one fluid transport tube for delivery of a fluid source to said mask;
a head strap;
said head strap comprising one or more tube guide pockets adapted to be disposed behind eyes of the non-human animal and below ears of the non-human animal when said apparatus is disposed on the non-human animal in its intended operating position;
said apparatus adapted to maintain said fluid transport tube outside of a field of view of the non-human animal when said apparatus is disposed on the non-human animal in its intended operating position;
said tube guide pockets positioned such that a primary axis of said fluid transport tube pass therethrough and are at least substantially perpendicular with a long axis of said head strap;
at least one chock adapted to provide a tight fit of said fluid transport tube against the non-human animal when said apparatus is disposed on the non-human animal; and
at least one securing belt for disposing said fluid delivery system on the non-human animal.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and apparatus for supplying a fluid, including but not limited to oxygen and/or medications to a non-human animal in a configuration that does not require a human to hold a component on the animal.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing fluid to a non-human animal, the apparatus comprising:
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a fluid delivery system comprising at least one mask and at least one fluid transport tube for delivery of a fluid source to said mask; a head strap; said head strap comprising one or more tube guide pockets adapted to be disposed behind eyes of the non-human animal and below ears of the non-human animal when said apparatus is disposed on the non-human animal in its intended operating position; said apparatus adapted to maintain said fluid transport tube outside of a field of view of the non-human animal when said apparatus is disposed on the non-human animal in its intended operating position; said tube guide pockets positioned such that a primary axis of said fluid transport tube pass therethrough and are at least substantially perpendicular with a long axis of said head strap; at least one chock adapted to provide a tight fit of said fluid transport tube against the non-human animal when said apparatus is disposed on the non-human animal; and at least one securing belt for disposing said fluid delivery system on the non-human animal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing a fluid to a non-human animal, the method comprising:
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providing a fluid delivery system comprising a mask for delivery of a fluid to the non-human animal; securing the fluid delivery system to the non-human animal with at least one securing belt; disposing the mask at least partially around a nose of the non-human animal; causing a fluid to travel through the fluid delivery system, from a fluid source, through at least one tube and into the mask; passing the non-human animal'"'"'s ears through ear holes disposed in a head strap, the head strap comprising one or more pockets for the fluid delivery system, wherein the pockets are adapted to be positioned behind an eye of the non-human animal when the delivery system is disposed on the non-human animal in its intended operating position; maintaining the at least one tube outside of a field of view of the non-human animal when the fluid delivery system is disposed on the non-human animal in its intended operating position; adjusting the at least one tube tight against the non-human animal with a chock; and the method performed without requiring a person to hold the delivery system on the non-human animal after the fluid delivery system is attached to the non-human animal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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