Mask system with snap-fit shroud

US9757533B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ResMed Corp. · AU

Inventors

• Eva Ng · Sydney, AU
• David James Lockwood · Melbourne, AU
• Jamie Graeme Wehbeh · Sydney, AU
• Zoran Valcic · Chatswood, AU
• Errol Savio Alex D'Souza · Sydney, AU
• Matthew Eves · Sydney, AU
• Mahsita Sari · Sydney, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 12, 2013
• Grant date: Sep 12, 2017
• Expiry date: Aug 24, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2209/06
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A full-face mask system for delivery of a supply of gas at positive pressure to a patient for medical treatment includes a shroud, a cushion module adapted to form a seal with the patient's nose and mouth, an elbow, and headgear. The cushion module includes a frame and a cushion. The frame includes an opening that releasably receives a distal end of the elbow with a snap-fit, wherein an inner edge of the opening and the distal end of the elbow together form a retention structure to retain the elbow to the frame.