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

Claim 19:
20. 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, and the second, distal end portion of the conduit of the gas sampling interface being configured to be selectively moveably positionable above and below the patient interface while the high flow breathing gas is provided to the patient; and
an attachment member to attach the gas sampling interface to the breathing apparatus, wherein the attachment member is integral with or attached to the breathing gas delivery tube and comprises a sleeve that at least partially encloses a portion of the breathing gas delivery tube.