Exhalation scavenging therapy mask
US9782555B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2230/432
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A respiratory mask for a medical patient including a shell and a flow coupling is disclosed. The shell includes an upper portion configured to cover a nose of the patient and a lower portion configured to cover a mouth of the patient, where an internal surface of the shell defines an interior volume of the respiratory mask. The flow coupling includes a body, a supply flow passage extending through the flow coupling, a scavenging flow passage extending through the flow coupling, and a septum within the body that separates the supply flow passage from the scavenging flow passage. The supply flow passage and the scavenging flow passage are fluidly coupled to an aperture that extends through the upper portion of the shell, and an aperture extending through the lower portion of the shell, respectively.
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