Patent ID: 8746251
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A protective storage capsule for a nasal cannula of a nasal cannula assembly worn by a patient, the nasal cannula assembly including the nasal cannula, a pair of support tubes extending from opposite ends of the nasal cannula, a manifold connector joining the pair of support tubes to a main supply tube, said protective storage capsule comprising: a housing having a first opening adapted to receive the nasal cannula, a second opening adapted to slidably receive the pair of support tubes therethrough, said first opening larger than said second opening, said second opening sized to prohibit passage of the nasal cannula therethrough, said housing narrowing from said first opening to said second opening, a cap adapted to fit over said first opening in said housing, said cap secured to said housing using a flexible hinge, wherein said housing may be slid in a first direction along the support tubes to tighten the nasal cannula assembly worn by the patient, wherein said housing may be slid in a second direction along the support tubes to loosen the nasal cannula assembly, wherein the nasal cannula may be pulled into said housing by sliding said housing in said first direction until the nasal cannula is in a stored position within said housing, and wherein said cap may be secured over said first opening when the nasal cannula is in said stored position.