Patent ID: 8616203

Claim:
A patient interface comprising: a U-shaped body portion configured to communicate with a first fluid path, the body portion being configured to engage an exterior surface of the nose of of a patient responsive to being donned by the patient; a U-shaped first nostril interface extending from the body portion, wherein the nostril interface communicates with the first path, and wherein the first nostril interface is configured to extend generally over an end of the nose of the patient and into a first nostril of the patient responsive to being donned by the patient and is sized and configured such that the first nostril interface does not completely block the first nostril responsive to being donned by the patient; a first tubing that defines the first fluid path, where the first tubing is coupled to the first nostril interface; and a first securement portion extending from the body portion proximate the first nostril interface, wherein, in use, the securement portion is constructed and arranged to engage an exterior alar sidewall surface of the patient's nose to clamp the body portion to the patient's nose and to secure the patient interface to the patient's nose, and wherein a resiliency of the first securement portion and the first nostril interface is configured to enable clamping of the alar sidewall portion of the patients nose there between, wherein the body portion is configured to communicate with a second fluid path and further comprising a second U-shaped nostril interface extending from the body portion and operatively coupled to the second fluid path, wherein the second nostril interface is configured to extend over the end of the nose of the patient and into a second nostril the anent responsive to being donned by a patient, wherein the body portion includes an oral sampler configured to communicate with at least one of the first fluid path and the second fluid path through at least one conduit internal to the body portion.