Customizable face or nose mask for the noninvasive ventilation of patients in general
US6494206B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/0266
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A face mask for the noninvasive ventilation of a patient, the mask being customizable by having a mask body forming at least one surface portion which can be coupled to the face of the patient, the face mask further including at least one chamber containing at least one product without shape memory which can be activated to produce a chemical and/or physical reaction for the transformation of said at least product without shape memory into a body having shape memory which spontaneously models itself on the patient's face at a surface portion between the mask and the patient's face.
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