Compact oronasal patient interface
First Claim
1. A breathing arrangement for use between a patient and a structure to deliver a flow of pressurized breathable gas to the patient for treatment of sleep disordered breathing, the breathing arrangement comprising:
- a ventilation interface defining a gas entry port to be fluidically connected to the structure to deliver the flow of pressurized breathable gas;
an oral interface provided to said ventilation interface, the oral interface configured to seal only along an exterior of the patient'"'"'s mouth when applied to the patient'"'"'s face;
a nasal interface configured to fluidically couple the gas entry port with nares of the patient when the nasal interface is applied to the patient'"'"'s nose without forming a seal on a nasal bridge region of the patient'"'"'s face; and
headgear connected to at least one of the ventilation interface and the nasal interface so as to maintain the oral interface and the nasal interface in a desired position on the patient'"'"'s face and maintain a substantially gas-tight seal between the patient'"'"'s face and the oral interface and the nasal interface,wherein the oral interface includes an elastomeric side wall, and the nasal interface is flexibly connected to and supported along the elastomeric side wall to provide flexibility between the nasal interface and the oral interface and provide for movement and changes in alignment between the nasal interface and the oral interface.
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Abstract
A breathing arrangement includes a patient interface, at least one inlet conduit, and a headgear assembly. The patient interface includes a mouth covering assembly including a cushion structured to sealingly engage around exterior of a patient'"'"'s mouth in use, a nozzle assembly including a pair of nozzles structured to sealingly engage within nasal passages of a patient'"'"'s nose in use, and a flexible element connecting the mouth covering assembly and the nozzle assembly. The at least one inlet conduit is structured to deliver breathable gas into at least one of the mouth covering assembly and the nozzle assembly for breathing by the patient. The headgear assembly is removably connected to at least one of the mouth covering assembly and the nozzle assembly so as to maintain the mouth covering assembly and the nozzle assembly in a desired position on the patient'"'"'s face.
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1. A breathing arrangement for use between a patient and a structure to deliver a flow of pressurized breathable gas to the patient for treatment of sleep disordered breathing, the breathing arrangement comprising:
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a ventilation interface defining a gas entry port to be fluidically connected to the structure to deliver the flow of pressurized breathable gas; an oral interface provided to said ventilation interface, the oral interface configured to seal only along an exterior of the patient'"'"'s mouth when applied to the patient'"'"'s face; a nasal interface configured to fluidically couple the gas entry port with nares of the patient when the nasal interface is applied to the patient'"'"'s nose without forming a seal on a nasal bridge region of the patient'"'"'s face; and headgear connected to at least one of the ventilation interface and the nasal interface so as to maintain the oral interface and the nasal interface in a desired position on the patient'"'"'s face and maintain a substantially gas-tight seal between the patient'"'"'s face and the oral interface and the nasal interface, wherein the oral interface includes an elastomeric side wall, and the nasal interface is flexibly connected to and supported along the elastomeric side wall to provide flexibility between the nasal interface and the oral interface and provide for movement and changes in alignment between the nasal interface and the oral interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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4. A breathing arrangement for use between a patient and a structure to deliver a flow of pressurized breathable gas to the patient for treatment of sleep disordered breathing, the breathing arrangement comprising:
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a ventilation interface defining a gas entry port to be fluidically connected to the structure to deliver the flow of pressurized breathable gas; an oral interface provided to said ventilation interface, the oral interface configured to seal only along an exterior of the patient'"'"'s mouth when applied to the patient'"'"'s face; a nasal interface configured to fluidically couple the gas entry port with nares of the patient when the nasal interface is applied to the patient'"'"'s nose without forming a seal on a nasal bridge region of the patient'"'"'s face; and a bellows to flexibly connect the nasal interface and the oral interface, wherein the nasal interface is flexibly connected to the oral interface to provide flexibility between the nasal interface and the oral interface and provide for movement and changes in alignment between the nasal interface and the oral interface.
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14. A breathing arrangement for use between a patient and a structure to deliver a flow of pressurized breathable gas to the patient for treatment of sleep disordered breathing, the breathing arrangement comprising:
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a ventilation interface defining a gas entry port to be fluidically connected to the structure to deliver the flow of pressurized breathable gas; an oral interface provided to said ventilation interface, the oral interface including a face-contacting portion configured to seal only along an exterior of the patient'"'"'s mouth when applied to the patient'"'"'s face, and the face-contacting, portion defining an aperture adapted to be in direct fluid communication with the patient'"'"'s mouth for delivery of the flow of pressurized breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s mouth; and a nasal interface configured to fluidically couple the gas entry port with nares of the patient when the nasal interface is applied to the patient'"'"'s nose without forming a seal on a nasal bridge region of the patient'"'"'s face, wherein the oral interface and the nasal interface are integrally formed as a one-piece structure, and wherein the nasal interface is flexibly connected to the oral interface to provide flexibility between the nasal interface and the oral interface and provide for movement and changes in alignment between the nasal interface and the oral interface.
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