Patent ID: 11964104
Assignee: FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 30:
31. A respiratory therapy system for delivery of high flow respiratory therapy to a patient and sampling exhaled or expired gases from the patient, wherein the respiratory therapy system comprises a breathing apparatus comprising a patient interface and a breathing gas delivery tube connected to a gas source to deliver high flow breathing gas from the gas source via the breathing gas delivery tube to the patient through the patient interface, a gas sampling interface comprising a conduit comprising a first end portion in fluid communication with a respiratory gas monitor and a second, distal end portion comprising at least one inlet for receiving exhaled or expired breathing gases from the patient, the conduit comprising a flexible resilient support structure that allows the second, distal end portion to be manipulated to a desired shape and to be selectively directed toward a nose or a mouth of the patient, the flexible resilient support structure comprising a wire located within the conduit that allows at least a portion of the conduit to be bent to form a hook-like shape, the wire having a smaller diameter than an internal diameter of the conduit, and a gap being formed between the wire and an internal wall of the conduit to allow gas to flow along the conduit.