Patent ID: 7156096
Filing Date: 2007-01-02
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A continuous positive airway pressure system, comprising: an interface defining a plenum chamber therein, wherein the interface is connectable to a ventilation circuit for delivering pressurized air to the plenum chamber; and a pair of nasal cannulas in fluid communication with the interface, each nasal cannula including a free end portion and a base portion, each nasal cannula being integrally connected to the interface via an annular trough extending from the base end portion of the nasal cannula to a surface of the interface, wherein each annular trough extends completely around a respective one of the nasal cannulas, wherein each annular trough has a thickness which is less than a thickness of the surface of the interface, the nasal cannulas being configured and dimensioned to deliver pressurized air to the nares of a patient, wherein the annular troughs allow for each nasal cannula to at least one of move and pivot off axis.