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

Claim 0:
1. 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, wherein the patient interface comprises a nasal cannula comprising first and second prongs that are at least partially received within nares of the patient during use to deliver the high flow breathing gas to the patient; and
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 second, distal end portion of the conduit of the gas sampling interface being configured to be selectively interchangeably positioned at or in each of a mouth and at least one of the nares of the patient while the first and second prongs are at least partially received within the nares of the patient such that the high flow breathing gas can be provided to the nares of the patient through the first and second prongs while the second, distal end portion of the conduit of the gas sampling interface is selectively repositioned.