Rebreathing oxygen supplementation device

• Main Authors: Barbour, Michael C, Gasperino, David, Hurtado, Teo, Johanson, 3ric, Bell, David Richard, Lieberman, Daniel Howard, Ng, Chin Hei, Rosen, Matthew F
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.08.2018
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE

In some embodiments, a rebreathing oxygen supplementation device includes an enclosure including an internal surface of a size and shape to entirely cover the nasal region of a patient and including an edge region of a size and shape to reversibly mate with a skin region of the patient surrounding the nasal region. The device can include at least one tubular structure affixed to the enclosure, the tubular structure including a proximal region with a first aperture positioned adjacent to a nostril of the patient and at least one distal region with a second aperture, the tubular structure positioned to permit gas flow between an interior of the enclosure and a region exterior to the tubular structure, and an aperture in the proximal region positioned adjacent to the patient's nostrils.