Vacuum shield assembly for attachment to medical masks

US12083273B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Safer Medical Products, LLC · US

Inventors

• Rob Brady · Sarasota, US
• Matt Vergin · St. Petersburg, US
• Barry Jennings · Largo, US
• Mike Winterhalter · Sarasota, US
• Richard Blubaugh · Carrer de l'Acàcia, US
• Craig Randall · Branson, US
• Misty Denevan · Branson, US
• Todd Baker · Hampstead, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 11, 2021
• Grant date: Sep 10, 2024
• Expiry date: Mar 6, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2202/0208
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A vacuum shield assembly intended for attachment to an existing medical mask for air suction, nebulization, BIPAP, and/or CPAP. The vacuum shield assembly generally comprises a shield body and a retaining assembly. The retaining assembly may attach the vacuum shield assembly to a vacuum tube of the existing mask, which may be connected to a negative pressure vacuum. The retaining assembly may also be attached to a nebulizer unit or component thereof, or to an oxygen supply tube of a BIPAP or CPAP mask. The shield body may comprise a lower segment, which may comprise a connecting component configured and dimensioned for attachment to, and for a fluid communication, with the retaining assembly. The shield body may be configured and dimensioned to correspond to the geometry of the existing mask. As an example, the shield body may comprise a substantially concave configuration with a substantially semi-ovoidal edge.