Patent ID: 7472707

Claim:
A ventilation interface adapted to be inserted into a nares of a user to secure the interface, comprising: a cannula with at least one nasal insert and at least one exhaust port; the cannula forming a first portion of an input gas flow passage to supply the ventilation gas to the user; the first portion having an axis; the nasal insert adapted to be inserted into a first naris of the nares of the user, the nasal insert forming second and third portions of the input gas flow passage from the cannula to a distal end of the nasal insert; and the second portion having an axis; the third portion having an axis; and a seal portion adapted to engage at least a portion of the nares, the seal portion being provided on the distal end of the at least one nasal insert; wherein the axis of the first portion, the axis of the second portion and the axis of the third portion are parallel.