Patient interface and aspects thereof
US11097077B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M16/08
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A patient interface can have a frame supporting a sealing member. Various features of the sealing member can improve comfort and sealing performance in the context of forming seals with the nares of a user, as well as contact with other facial surfaces. The sealing member can include convex portions, concave portions and thickness variations for providing various sealing, comfort, and deformability effects.
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