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Nasal mask assembly

US8146597B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

ResMed Corp. · AU

Inventors

Philip Rodney Kwok · Chatswood, AU
Karthikeyan Selvarajan · Sydney, AU
Clive Solari · Sydney, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 18, 2006
Grant date	Apr 3, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 2, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M16/0622
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A nasal mask assembly includes a relatively flexible cushion arrangement including a cushion that provides a breathing chamber and a face-contacting portion to form a seal around the patient's nose in use, an inlet tube supported by the cushion to deliver breathable gas into the breathing chamber for breathing by the patient, and three support members extending outwardly from the cushion. A relatively rigid frame is provided to a front side of the cushion arrangement. The frame includes three headgear attachment structures. Headgear includes three headgear straps engagable with the three support members and the three headgear attachment structures to maintain the cushion arrangement in a desired position on the patient's face.

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