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Interchangeable mask assembly

US9381316B2 · kind B2 · utility

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717References

85Claims

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Assignee

ResMed Corp. · AU

Inventors

Eva Ng · Sydney, AU
Robert Edward Henry · Parramatta, AU
Philip Rodney Kwok · Chatswood, AU
Karthikeyan Selvarajan · Sydney, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 2009
Grant date	Jul 5, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 15, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49826
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A mask assembly for a user includes a frame having a main body and lateral connector portions and a cushion component provided to the frame and defining a breathing cavity configured to accommodate at least a portion of the user's nose in use. The cushion component includes a face contacting seal portion adapted to sealingly engage with at least a portion of the user's nose in use. The cushion component has an aperture to communicate pressurized gas from the breathing chamber to the user's airways in use, and a main wall portion, opposite from the aperture, extending upwardly away from the frame. The main wall portion includes a stiffening portion.

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