Systems and methods for providing respiratory therapy
First Claim
1. A system for providing respiratory therapy to a patient comprising:
- a nebulizer having a nebulizer outlet port, the nebulizer operable to generate an aerosolized medicament and pass the aerosolized medicament through the nebulizer outlet port;
an adaptor having an adaptor body, a nebulizer coupling port, and an adaptor outlet port, the nebulizer coupling port of the adaptor configured to be coupled to the nebulizer outlet port of the nebulizer; and
a nasal cannula configured to provide a flow of breathing gas from a breathing gas source to the patient, the nasal cannula comprising at least one nasal prong and an attachment device positioned adjacent the at least one nasal prong, the attachment device configured to secure the adaptor outlet port adjacent to an outlet of the at least one nasal prong along the nasal cannula;
wherein the at least one nasal prong has a first longitudinal axis and wherein the adaptor outlet port has a second longitudinal axis, wherein the first longitudinal axis is parallel to and laterally offset from the second longitudinal axis.
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Abstract
A system for respiratory therapy that includes a nebulizer, an adaptor, and a nasal cannula. The nebulizer is operable to generate an aerosolized medicament and pass the aerosolized medicament through a nebulizer outlet port. The adaptor has a nebulizer coupling port configured to be coupled to the nebulizer outlet port. The nasal cannula is configured to provide a flow of breathing gas from a breathing gas source to the patient. The nasal cannula includes at least one nasal prong and an attachment device positioned adjacent the at least one nasal prong. The attachment device is configured to secure the adaptor outlet port adjacent an outlet of the nasal prong. A method for respiratory therapy includes securing a nasal cannula to the patient, attaching an adaptor to the nasal cannula, generating an aerosolized medicament, transferring the aerosolized medicament into the adaptor, and providing a flow of breathing gas to the patient.
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39 Claims
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1. A system for providing respiratory therapy to a patient comprising:
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a nebulizer having a nebulizer outlet port, the nebulizer operable to generate an aerosolized medicament and pass the aerosolized medicament through the nebulizer outlet port; an adaptor having an adaptor body, a nebulizer coupling port, and an adaptor outlet port, the nebulizer coupling port of the adaptor configured to be coupled to the nebulizer outlet port of the nebulizer; and a nasal cannula configured to provide a flow of breathing gas from a breathing gas source to the patient, the nasal cannula comprising at least one nasal prong and an attachment device positioned adjacent the at least one nasal prong, the attachment device configured to secure the adaptor outlet port adjacent to an outlet of the at least one nasal prong along the nasal cannula; wherein the at least one nasal prong has a first longitudinal axis and wherein the adaptor outlet port has a second longitudinal axis, wherein the first longitudinal axis is parallel to and laterally offset from the second longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of providing respiratory therapy to a patient, the method comprising:
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securing a nasal cannula to the patient; attaching an adaptor to the nasal cannula using an attachment device such that an adaptor outlet port of the adaptor is positioned adjacent to an outlet of a nasal prong along the nasal cannula; generating an aerosolized medicament with a nebulizer; transferring the aerosolized medicament into the adaptor through a nebulizer coupling port of the adaptor; and providing a flow of breathing gas to the patient through the nasal prong such that the aerosolized medicament is drawn outward from the adaptor through the adaptor outlet port for inhalation by the patient with the flow of breathing gas; wherein the nasal prong has a first longitudinal axis and wherein the adaptor outlet port has a second longitudinal axis, wherein the first longitudinal axis is laterally offset from the second longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for providing respiratory therapy to a patient comprising:
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a nebulizer having a nebulizer outlet port, the nebulizer operable to generate an aerosolized medicament and pass the aerosolized medicament through the nebulizer outlet port; an adaptor having an adaptor body, a nebulizer coupling port, an adaptor outlet port, and a drainage port, the nebulizer coupling port of the adaptor configured to be coupled to the nebulizer outlet port of the nebulizer, the drainage port enabling drainage of a liquid medicament from the adaptor body; and a nasal cannula configured to provide a flow of breathing gas from a breathing gas source to the patient, the nasal cannula comprising at least one nasal prong and an attachment device positioned adjacent the at least one nasal prong, the attachment device configured to secure the adaptor outlet port adjacent to an outlet of the nasal prong along the nasal cannula; wherein the at least one nasal prong has a first longitudinal axis and wherein the adaptor outlet port has a second longitudinal axis, wherein the first longitudinal axis is laterally offset from the second longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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