Patent ID: 6860270
Filing Date: 2005-03-01
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A face mask for ventilation of a patient having a mouth, a tongue, a nose and an oropharynx, the face mask comprising: a face piece having a nasal port and an oral port formed therein, a peripheral cuff on the face piece, an oral tube disposed in the oral port and, when so disposed, the oral tube having a first end extending into the mouth of the patient and a second end extending outwardly from the face piece, a nasal tube disposed in the nasal port and, when so disposed, the nasal tube having a first end extending into the nose of the patient and a second end extending outwardly from the face piece, an adapter having an inlet end and two outlet end, one of the outlet ends being removably connected to the second end of the oral tube and the other of the outlet ends being removably connected to the second end of the nasal tube, and means for introducing oxygen into the inlet end of the adaptor, wherein the patient is ventilated orally and nasally simultaneously through the single inlet.