Patent ID: 8001968

Claim:
Apparatus for delivering and/or scavenging gas in the nose/mouth area of a patient, the apparatus comprising: an upper piece comprising an elongate tube formed with a prominent curve so as to extend over a lower portion of the patient's nose, and having a plurality of openings disposed on a lower surface thereof, so as to be directed downward towards the patient's mouth, for scavenging gas; a lower piece comprising an elongate tube forming a nose cannula having nostril tubes for inserting in the patient's nostrils, for delivering anesthesia gas to the patient; a first hose barb extending from one end of the upper piece; a second hose barb, substantially identical to the first hose barb, extending from an opposite end of the upper piece; a third hose barb extending from a first end portion of the lower piece; a fourth hose barb, substantially identical to the third hose barb, extending from an opposite end portion of the lower piece; wherein the first and third hose barbs are disposed on one side of the apparatus and the second and fourth hose barbs are disposed on an opposite side of the apparatus; and an end cap for sealing a one of the first and second hose barbs when a first hose is attached to the other of the first and second hose barbs, and for sealing a corresponding one of the third and fourth hose barbs when a hose is attached to the other of the third and fourth hose barbs.