A pacifier is provided with an enlarged guard to rest against a premature baby's lips, and a nipple with a base, a narrow neck, and a bulbous tip. A hole is provided in the guard, and communicates with an open channel or pathway formed on the exterior surface of the nipple base. Milk drops from a syringe or other source can be introduced through the hole to the channel, and then flow into the baby's mouth. This introduction of milk along the pacifier into the premature infant's mouth helps the premature infant to learn sucking and swallowing, even while being fed through a nasal tube.

According to a first embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, and nipple. The nipple comprises a base portion, a teat portion, an areola portion allowing movement of the teat portion towards and away from the base portion. According to a second embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, nipple and handle portion removeably secured to the vessel by the collar. The invention includes a flexible region or regions to provide a more natural feeding by closely mimicking the human breast.

A gas delivery conduit adapted for fluidly connecting to a respiratory gases delivery system in a high flow therapy system, the gas delivery conduit includes a first connector adapted for connecting to the respiratory gases delivery system, a second connector adapted for connecting to a fitting of a patient interface, tubing fluidly connecting the first connector to the second connector where the first connector has a gas inlet adapted to receive the supplied respiratory gas, one of electrical contacts and temperature contacts integrated into the first connector. The gas delivery conduit further can include a sensing conduit integrated into the gas delivery conduit, where the first connector of the gas delivery conduit is adapted to allow the user to couple the first connector with the respiratory gases delivery system in a single motion.

The present invention relates to a soother, as well as a method of manufacturing a soother, including a curved shield and a mouthpiece arranged for insertion into an infant's mouth. The mouthpiece extends away from a substantially convex side of the shield along a central axis of the shield so that a first end is adjacent to the shield and a tip is distal from the first end. The shield and the mouthpiece each have an axial length and the soother is configured so that its centre of gravity is in a region which extends from the tip of the mouthpiece, along the axial length of the mouthpiece and along up to 50% of the axial length of the shield. In a second embodiment, the soother is configured so that its centre of gravity is in a region lies which extends from an innermost limit of the shield along up to 50% of the axial length of the shield.

A pacifier includes a shield and a body. The body includes a proximal end portion coupled to the shield, a distal end portion opposite the proximal end and defining a nipple, and one or more stabilizers defined between the proximal end and the distal end. The one or more stabilizers extend outwardly from the body and each define an axis perpendicular to a major longitudinal axis of the body.

A pacifying personal protective device for a child includes a panel, which is attachable to a head of a child so that the panel is positioned over at least a mouth and a nose of the child. The panel reduces transmission of pathogens between the child and persons proximate to the child. A pacifying element is engaged to the panel and is positioned proximate to the mouth of the child. The pacifying element facilitates pacification of the child, thus increasing a likelihood that the panel will remain in position on the head of the child.

A high flow therapy system for delivering heated and humidified respiratory gas to an airway of a patient, the system including a respiratory gas flow pathway for delivering the respiratory gas to the airway of the patient by way of a non-sealing respiratory interface; wherein flow rate of the pressurized respiratory gas is controlled by a microprocessor.

The pacifier face shield provides comfort to the child through the pacifier, while preventing the spread of airborne communicable diseases to children under two. The pacifier face shield introduces an opening in the shield where parents can conveniently screw on their child's pacifier. The child will be able to use the pacifier as they normally would, while the face shield covers the child mouth, nose and eyes to ensure the infant is both protected against any pathogens, diseases and bacteria, and comfortable while wearing the pacifier face shield.

An artificial nipple is formed of an elastomeric polymer by use of 3D printing after imaging of a mother's breast in an active state of lactation. The artificial nipple used as an attachment to a baby bottle or as the nipple component of a pacifier. Use of an artificial nipple formed in this manner mitigates a problem with nipple confusion, as may otherwise manifest in newborn offspring.

A pacifier assembly device comprising two pacifier components. The pacifier components are assembled together using a connection component. When assembled together, opposing nipple-like protrusions of each pacifier component assists an infant with successfully positioning one of the protrusions into its mouth. When disassembled, the pacifier components may each be used individually or thoroughly cleaned and sanitized.