Patent ID: 8573219

Claim:
A nasal ventilation interface for the purpose of supplying ventilation gas to a person's airway, the interface comprising: a generally tubular construction with a distal end configured with a first and a second tube for engagement with a person's nostrils and each defining an angulated fenestration in alignment with and directly opposed to a nostril opening, the angulated fenestration being diagonally oriented with respect to a person's face to define a nostril airflow direction outward from the face and downward from the nostril, a proximal end configured for attachment to a ventilation gas supply hose; a coupler connecting the first and second distal ends of the tubes; and a lifting device applied substantially directly under the nose to the distal end of the first and second tubes, wherein the lift creates and maintains an upward engagement force between the respective first and second distal ends of the tubes and the nostrils, and maintains the angulated fenestration oriented along the nostril airflow direction.