Patient interface component

US11883599B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ResMed Pty Ltd · AU

Inventors

• Bernd Christoph Lang · Bogen, DE
• Andreas Kirchberger · Sinzing, DE
• Johannes Nickol · Munich, DE
• Jens Rothfuss · Unterschleißheim, DE
• Johann Sebastian Burz · Germaringen, DE
• Robert Eibl · Annaberg-Buchholz, DE
• Christian Bayer · Penzberg, DE
• Anne Claude Andrée Armelle Reiser · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 8, 2021
• Grant date: Jan 30, 2024
• Expiry date: Jul 28, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B32B2535/00
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present technology relates to a pad for forming a seal forming structure against a user's skin for use with a patient interface, the pad comprising, a base layer, a fibre layer comprising a plurality of fibers for contacting a patient's skin, and a connection layer for connecting the fibers to the base material, wherein the base layer and/or the fibre layer is/are adapted to act as a reservoir for substances. Furthermore, it relates to a set of pads, a kit and a patient interface.