Nasal cannula assembly
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1. A nasal cannula assembly, comprising:
- a nasal cannula having a pair of apertured nostril outlet prongs and a pair of oxygen inlets;
a pair of oxygen feed tubes, each tube having an inlet and an outlet, the tubes'"'"' outlets being connected to the cannula inlets respectively, and the feed tube inlets being adapted for connection to a source of pressurized oxygen, each of the feed tubes intermediate their ends adapted to be looped over a user'"'"'s ears, respectively; and
a pair of face guards attached to respective small segments of the feed tubes between the nasal cannula and portions of the feed tubes adapted to be looped over the user'"'"'s ear to lift an adjacent portion of the feed tubes away from a user'"'"'s face and prevent irritation thereof, each face guard having a surface adapted to rest against a user'"'"'s face and including a pillow-like, rectangular cushioned pad of soft batting material within a flexible enclosure having rounded edges, disposed between the feed tube and the user'"'"'s cheek, wherein the width of each face guard taken perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the small segment of the respective feed tube to which the face guard is attached, is substantially greater than the diameter of the feed tube, said surface adapted to rest against a user'"'"'s face being totally free of adhesive.
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Abstract
An assembly includes a nasal cannula with nostril outlet prongs and a pair of oxygen inlets. A pair of oxygen feed lines are connected at one end to the cannula inlets and at their other ends are adapted for connection to an oxygen tank. Soft, flexible face guards are attached to portions of the cannula running across the face of the patient, and are positioned so as to lie generally adjacent to the cheek of the patient. The face guards, which may be permanently or temporarily attached to the cannula, distributes the force of the cannula against the patient'"'"'s skin so as to minimize or eliminate skin impressions.
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15 Claims
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1. A nasal cannula assembly, comprising:
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a nasal cannula having a pair of apertured nostril outlet prongs and a pair of oxygen inlets; a pair of oxygen feed tubes, each tube having an inlet and an outlet, the tubes'"'"' outlets being connected to the cannula inlets respectively, and the feed tube inlets being adapted for connection to a source of pressurized oxygen, each of the feed tubes intermediate their ends adapted to be looped over a user'"'"'s ears, respectively; and a pair of face guards attached to respective small segments of the feed tubes between the nasal cannula and portions of the feed tubes adapted to be looped over the user'"'"'s ear to lift an adjacent portion of the feed tubes away from a user'"'"'s face and prevent irritation thereof, each face guard having a surface adapted to rest against a user'"'"'s face and including a pillow-like, rectangular cushioned pad of soft batting material within a flexible enclosure having rounded edges, disposed between the feed tube and the user'"'"'s cheek, wherein the width of each face guard taken perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the small segment of the respective feed tube to which the face guard is attached, is substantially greater than the diameter of the feed tube, said surface adapted to rest against a user'"'"'s face being totally free of adhesive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A nasal cannula assembly, comprising:
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a nasal cannula having a pair of inlets; a pair of feed tubes, each tube having an inlet and an outlet, the tube outlets being connected to the cannula inlets respectively; and face guard means attached to small segments of the feed tubes, for lifting an adjacent portion of the feed tubes away from a user'"'"'s face to prevent irritation thereof, the face guard means having a surface adapted to rest against a user'"'"'s face and including a generally rectangular pillow-like cushioned pad of soft batting material within a flexible enclosure having rounded edges and disposed between a respective feed tube and a user'"'"'s cheek, said surface adapted to rest against a user'"'"'s face being totally free of adhesive, and means for fastening the cushioned pad to the respective feed tube in a manner which will minimize localized pressure to a user'"'"'s cheek adjacent the face guard means when a force is applied to the face guard means opposite a user'"'"'s cheek. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A nasal cannula assembly, comprising:
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a nasal cannula having a pair of inlets; a pair of feed tubes each having an inlet and an outlet, the tube outlets being connected to the cannula inlets respectively; and face guard means attached to the feed tubes, for lifting an adjacent portion of the feed tubes away from a user'"'"'s face to prevent irritation thereof, the face guard means having a surface adapted to rest against a user'"'"'s face and including a first portion which underlies a respective feed tube to provide a generally rectangular face-engaging cushioned pad comprising a batting material within a flexible enclosure, wherein the width of the cushioned pad is substantially greater than the diameter of the respective feed tube, and a comparatively thin second portion which overlies the respective feed tube and, with the first portion, cooperatively secures the feed tube therebetween, said surface adapted to rest against a user'"'"'s face being totally free of adhesive. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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