Patent ID: 8011362

Claim:
An apparatus for providing continuous positive airway pressure to a user, the apparatus defining longitudinal, lateral, and transverse directions extending substantially orthogonally with respect one another, the apparatus comprising: a housing having an exterior length extending in the longitudinal direction, exterior width extending in the lateral direction, and exterior height extending in the transverse direction, each of the exterior length, exterior width, and exterior height being substantially equivalent in value to a respective exterior dimension of a laptop computer; the housing comprising a lower flange extending in the longitudinal direction a first distance equal to the exterior length and in the lateral direction a second distance equal to the exterior width, an upper flange extending in the longitudinal direction the first distance and in the lateral direction the second distance, and the upper flange spaced in the transverse direction a third distance from the lower flange; a drive system configured to selectively elevate the pressure of air passing therethrough; the drive system mounted to the housing and contained within the exterior length, exterior width, and exterior height thereof; and a delivery system comprising a conduit for conducting air, the conduit having an exterior diameter and a length, the exterior diameter being less than the exterior height, greater than one half of the exterior height, and substantially equivalent to the third distance, and being stowed completely within the housing and within the exterior length, exterior width, and exterior height thereof.