QUIET NASAL CANNULA
First Claim
1. A device for providing respiratory therapy to a patient comprising:
- a first elongated lumen having a constant internal diameter, the first lumen having an inlet end and an outlet end;
a second elongated lumen having a constant internal diameter, the second lumen having an inlet end and an outlet end; and
a nosepiece portion configured to be connected to the outlet ends of the first and second lumens, the nosepiece portion having;
a third lumen having a constant internal diameter equal to the constant internal diameter of the first lumen, the third lumen having an inlet end adapted to be connected to the outlet end of the first lumen without constricting the internal diameter of the first lumen, the third lumen configured to receive a first flow of breathing gas from the first lumen and deliver the first flow of breathing gas to an outlet end of the third lumen; and
a fourth lumen having a constant internal diameter equal to the constant internal diameter of the second lumen, the fourth lumen having an inlet end adapted to be connected to the outlet end of the second lumen without constricting the internal diameter of the second lumen, the fourth lumen configured to receive a second flow of breathing gas from the second lumen and deliver the second flow of breathing gas to an outlet end of the fourth lumen, the second flow of breathing gas maintained separate from the first flow of breathing gas within the nosepiece portion.
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Abstract
Devices for providing respiratory therapy to a patient are disclosed. One device includes first and second elongated lumens and a nosepiece. The elongated lumens each have a constant internal diameter. The nosepiece portion has a third lumen and a fourth lumen. The third and fourth lumens have constant internal diameters equal to those of the first and second lumens. The third and fourth lumens have inlet ends adapted to be connected to the outlet ends of the first and second lumens without constricting the internal diameter of the first and second lumens. The third and fourth lumens are configured to receive first and second flows of breathing gas from the first and second lumens and deliver the flows of breathing gas to outlets end of the third and fourth lumens. The second flow of breathing gas is maintained separate from the first flow of breathing gas within the nosepiece portion.
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21 Claims
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1. A device for providing respiratory therapy to a patient comprising:
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a first elongated lumen having a constant internal diameter, the first lumen having an inlet end and an outlet end; a second elongated lumen having a constant internal diameter, the second lumen having an inlet end and an outlet end; and a nosepiece portion configured to be connected to the outlet ends of the first and second lumens, the nosepiece portion having; a third lumen having a constant internal diameter equal to the constant internal diameter of the first lumen, the third lumen having an inlet end adapted to be connected to the outlet end of the first lumen without constricting the internal diameter of the first lumen, the third lumen configured to receive a first flow of breathing gas from the first lumen and deliver the first flow of breathing gas to an outlet end of the third lumen; and a fourth lumen having a constant internal diameter equal to the constant internal diameter of the second lumen, the fourth lumen having an inlet end adapted to be connected to the outlet end of the second lumen without constricting the internal diameter of the second lumen, the fourth lumen configured to receive a second flow of breathing gas from the second lumen and deliver the second flow of breathing gas to an outlet end of the fourth lumen, the second flow of breathing gas maintained separate from the first flow of breathing gas within the nosepiece portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device for providing respiratory therapy to a patient comprising:
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a first elongated lumen, the first lumen having an inlet end and an outlet end; a second elongated lumen, the second lumen having an inlet end and an outlet end; and a nosepiece portion configured to be connected to the outlet ends of the first and second lumens, the nosepiece portion having; a third lumen having an inlet end adapted to be connected to the outlet end of the first lumen without constricting an internal diameter of the first lumen, the third lumen configured to receive a first flow of breathing gas from the first lumen and deliver the first flow of breathing gas to an outlet end of the third lumen; and a fourth lumen having an inlet end adapted to be connected to the outlet end of the second lumen without constricting an internal diameter of the second lumen, the fourth lumen configured to receive a second flow of breathing gas from the second lumen and deliver the second flow of breathing gas to an outlet end of the fourth lumen, the second flow of breathing gas maintained separate from the first flow of breathing gas within the nosepiece portion wherein the first lumen and the nosepiece portion define a substantially constant diameter flow path for the first flow of breathing gas from the inlet end of the first lumen to the outlet end of the third lumen; and wherein the second lumen and the nosepiece portion define a substantially constant diameter flow path for the second flow of breathing gas from the inlet end of the second lumen to the outlet end of the fourth lumen. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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