Nasal positive airway pressure apparatus and method (US5687715)

Application Number	Filed	Pub. Date	Title
US1993000155479	1993-11-19	1995-12-26	Nasal positive airway pressure apparatus and method
US1993000019993	1993-02-17	1993-12-14	Nasal continuous positive airway pressure apparatus and method
US1991000784371	1991-10-29


	Parent Case:			RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/155,479, filed Nov. 19, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,477,852, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/019,993, filed Feb. 17, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,269,296, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/784,371, filed Oct. 29, 1991, now abandoned. The disclosures of the foregoing patents and applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
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	First Claim: Show all 20 claims			What is claimed is: 1. A device for treatment of sleep apnea comprising: a source of pressurized air; a plenum chamber in communication with the source of pressurized air; a pair of nasal delivery members connected to and in communication with the plenum chamber, the nasal delivery members being configured and dimensioned to delivery pressurized air from the plenum to the nares of a patient; at least one variable orifice member defining a variable orifice which assumes a first position having a first diameter at a first gas pressure and a second, expanded position having a second diameter greater than said first diameter at a second, increased gas pressure.
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Publication	Date	IPC Code	Assignee	Title
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