Connector for a respiratory mask and a respiratory mask

US9999740B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ResMed Corp. · AU

Inventors

• Michael Kassipillai Gunaratnam · Chatswood, AU
• Joanne Elizabeth Drew · Fawn Drive, AU
• Geoffrey Crumblin · Parramatta, AU
• Philip James Jenkinson · Gosford, AU
• Susan Robyn Lynch · Parramatta, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 29, 2017
• Grant date: Jun 19, 2018
• Expiry date: Jun 29, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2206/14
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A respiratory mask assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame and an elbow assembly. The frame has a front surface and a rear surface adapted in use to face the patient. The frame includes a main body providing an aperture therethrough for the introduction of breathable gas into a nasal breathing cavity. The elbow assembly is swivelably coupled to the front surface of the frame. The elbow assembly includes a swivel elbow that defines an intake port and an exhaust port separated from the intake port using a baffle. The elbow assembly includes an end portion that interfaces with the aperture of the frame.