Oxygenating pacifier
First Claim
1. A pacifier for an infant comprising a nipple, a mouthplate, cannulae means, cannulae directing means, housing means, and mounting means, said mouthplate having an interior and exterior side and a left side and a right side, said nipple having an end coupled to said interior side, said housing means coupled to said exterior side of said mouthplate, said housing means housing a portion of said cannulae means therein and coupling said cannulae means to said cannulae directing means, whereupon said cannulae directing means automatically directs said cannulae means to the nostrils of the infant whenever said nipple is in the infant'"'"'s mouth, said cannulae means also having an input port located in said housing means and arranged to be coupled to an external source of oxygen by an external oxygen line, said mounting means being coupled to said left and right sides of said mouthplate for releasably securing said pacifier to the infant to hold said nipple within the infant'"'"'s mouth.
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Abstract
A pacifier having a nipple, a mouthplate, housing assembly and a pair of nasal cannula coupled to one another and extending out of the housing so that whenever the infant has the nipple in his or her mouth the nasal cannulae are automatically directed to each nostril of the infant. A provision is made for connection of the nasal cannulae to an external oxygen source. In one embodiment the bladder is interposed between the nasal cannulae and the external oxygen source to ensure that even distribution of oxygen from the external source is provided to each nostril. Another embodiment has the nasal cannulae coupled to one another by a "T" or "Y"--connection and that "T" or "Y"--connection directly coupled to the external oxygen source.
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- 1. A pacifier for an infant comprising a nipple, a mouthplate, cannulae means, cannulae directing means, housing means, and mounting means, said mouthplate having an interior and exterior side and a left side and a right side, said nipple having an end coupled to said interior side, said housing means coupled to said exterior side of said mouthplate, said housing means housing a portion of said cannulae means therein and coupling said cannulae means to said cannulae directing means, whereupon said cannulae directing means automatically directs said cannulae means to the nostrils of the infant whenever said nipple is in the infant'"'"'s mouth, said cannulae means also having an input port located in said housing means and arranged to be coupled to an external source of oxygen by an external oxygen line, said mounting means being coupled to said left and right sides of said mouthplate for releasably securing said pacifier to the infant to hold said nipple within the infant'"'"'s mouth.
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