Customizable face or nose mask for the noninvasive ventilation of patients in general
US6843249B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/0266
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A customizable face or nose mask for the noninvasive ventilation of patients in general, which comprises a mask body forming at least one surface portion which can be coupled to the face of the patient. The peculiarity of the invention consists in that it comprises, at least at the surface portion, a chamber for containing at least one product without shape memory which can be activated to produce a chemical and/or physical reaction for the transformation of the at least one product without shape memory into a product having shape memory which spontaneously models itself on the patient's face.
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