Patent ID: 8539954

Claim:
A breathing assistance apparatus, comprising: a right airway tubing including: a right interior airway opening, a right exterior airway opening, and a right passageway connecting the right interior airway opening and the right exterior airway opening, the right passageway including: a right exit tube, a right inner flat passageway wall connected to the right exit tube adapted to contour around a right outside portion of the patient's teeth, and a right outer curved passageway wall adapted to contour around the right outside portion of the patient's teeth and connected to the right flat passageway wall and the right exit tube, wherein the right passageway provides a flow path for air adapted to move the air to and from behind a right side of a patient's teeth via the right interior airway opening via the right exterior airway opening during use; a left airway tubing including: a left interior airway opening, a left exterior airway opening, and a left passageway connecting the left interior airway opening and the left exterior airway opening, the left passageway including: a left exit tube, a left inner flat passageway wall connected to the left exit tube adapted to contour around a left outside portion of the patient's teeth, and a left curved passageway wall connected to the left flat passageway wall and the left exit tube adapted to contour around the left outside portion of the patient's teeth; wherein the left passageway provides a flow path for air adapted to move the air to and from behind a left side of a patient's teeth via the left interior airway opening via the left exterior airway opening during use, wherein the right airway tubing and the left airway tubing are made of a semi-rigid material that is adapted to provide the flow path located between the patient's teeth and cheeks; and a connector, the connector attaching the right airway tubing to the left airway tubing; said connector spanning from the right exterior airway opening and the left exterior airway opening to a juncture of the right inner flat passageway wall and the left inner flat passageway wall.