# US 10,369,316 B2 · Forhead gas supply assembly for a patient interface system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,369,316 B2 - Document ID: US10369316B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/348,624 - Filed: 2012-09-14 - Published: 2014-08-14 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2011-10-04 - Assignees: Koninklijke Philips N.V. - Applicants: Jonathan Paul McCaslin; Derrick Blake Andrews - Inventors: Jonathan Paul McCaslin; Derrick Blake Andrews - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10369316B2 ## CPC - A61M 16/0633: {with forehead support} - A61M 16/0057: {Pumps therefor} - A61M 16/06: Respiratory or anaesthetic masks - A61M 16/0638: {in the form of a pivot} - A61M 16/0683: {Holding devices therefor} - A61M 16/08: Bellows; Connecting tubes {(having means for taking samples G01N1/22); Water traps; Patient circuits} - A61M 16/0833: {T- or Y-type connectors, e.g. Y-piece} - A61M 16/0875: {Connecting tubes} - A61M 16/0816: {Joints or connectors} - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} ## Abstract A patient interface system includes a patient interface device, a conduit coupled to the patient interface device, and a gas supply assembly. The gas supply assembly includes a body portion having a first end, a second end disposed opposite and distal from the first end, a lower segment, and an upper segment attached to the lower segment. The first end includes a first coupling portion coupled to the patient interface device. The second end includes a second coupling portion coupled to the conduit. The upper segment and the lower segment together form an air channel extending between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion. The first end is configured to be substantially disposed on the patient's forehead. The second end is configured to position the conduit away from the patient's face. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A gas supply assembly for a patient interface system, the patient interface system including a patient interface device and a conduit for delivering a flow of breathing gas from a flow generating device to an airway of a patient, the gas supply assembly comprising: a body portion having a first end, a second end disposed opposite and distal from the first end, a lower segment, and an upper segment attached to the lower segment, the first end including a first coupling portion structured to be coupled to the patient interface device, the second end including a second coupling portion structured to be coupled to the conduit, wherein the upper segment and the lower segment together form an air channel extending between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion, wherein the first end is configured to be substantially disposed on the patient's forehead, and wherein the second end is configured to position the conduit away from the patient's face; and a fluid coupling device having an inlet end and an outlet end, wherein the inlet end of the fluid coupling device is coupled to the first coupling portion and the outlet end of the fluid coupling device is coupled to the patient interface device, wherein the first coupling portion includes a socket formed in the first end of the body portion, wherein the fluid coupling device is a T-fitting, and wherein the inlet end of the T-fitting is pivotably disposed in the socket, wherein the conduit has a diameter, and wherein the body portion including the air channel formed therein has a thickness which is substantially less than the diameter of the conduit such that the gas supply assembly has a low-profile relative to the patient's face. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The gas supply assembly of claim 1, further comprising a second fluid coupling device having an inlet end and an outlet end, and wherein the inlet end of the second fluid coupling device is coupled to the conduit and the outlet end of the second fluid coupling device is coupled to the second coupling portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The gas supply assembly of claim 1, wherein the thickness of the body portion is defined by a combined depth of the lower segment, the upper segment, and the air channel therebetween, and wherein the thickness of the body portion is less than half of the diameter of the conduit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The gas supply assembly of claim 1, further comprising a pad configured to be disposed between the lower segment of the body portion and the patient's forehead. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The gas supply assembly of claim 1, wherein the lower segment has a perimeter portion, and wherein the upper segment has a perimeter portion overlaying and being shaped the same as the perimeter portion of the lower segment. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The gas supply assembly of claim 1, wherein the patient interface device is a mask, and wherein the outlet end of the T-fitting is attached to the mask. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The gas supply assembly of claim 1, wherein the first end of the body portion further includes a laterally extending attachment portion having a first aperture and a second aperture, wherein the second end of the body portion has a third aperture, and wherein the first aperture, the second aperture, and the third aperture are configured to cooperate with a head gear assembly to adjustably secure the gas supply assembly to the patient's head. ### Claim 8 A gas supply assembly for a patient interface system, the patient interface system including a patient interface device and a conduit for delivering a flow of breathing gas from a flow generating device to an airway of a patient, the gas supply assembly comprising: a body portion having a first end, a second end disposed opposite and distal from the first end, a lower segment, and an upper segment attached to the lower segment, the first end including a first coupling portion structured to be coupled to the patient interface device, the second end including a second coupling portion structured to be coupled to the conduit, wherein the upper segment and the lower segment together form an air channel extending between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion, wherein the first end is configured to be substantially disposed on the patient's forehead, and wherein the second end is configured to position the conduit away from the patient's face, a fluid coupling device having an inlet end and an outlet end, wherein the inlet end of the fluid coupling device is coupled to the conduit and the outlet end of the fluid coupling device is coupled to the second coupling portion, wherein the conduit has a diameter, and wherein the body portion including the air channel formed therein has a thickness which is substantially less than the diameter of the conduit such that the gas supply assembly has a low-profile relative to the patient's face, and wherein the fluid coupling device is an elbow. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The gas supply assembly of claim 8, further comprising a T-fitting having an inlet end and an outlet end, wherein the first coupling portion includes a socket formed in the first end of the body portion, and wherein the inlet end of the T-fitting is pivotably disposed in the socket. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The gas supply assembly of claim 9, wherein the patient interface device is a mask, and wherein the outlet end of the T-fitting is attached to the mask. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The gas supply assembly of claim 8, wherein the lower segment has a perimeter portion, and wherein the upper segment has a perimeter portion overlaying and being shaped the same as the perimeter portion of the lower segment. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The gas supply assembly of claim 8, wherein the first end of the body portion further includes a laterally extending attachment portion having a first aperture and a second aperture, wherein the second end of the body portion has a third aperture, and wherein the first aperture, the second aperture, and the third aperture are configured to cooperate with a head gear assembly to adjustably secure the gas supply assembly to the patient's head. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The gas supply assembly of claim 8, wherein the thickness of the body portion is defined by a combined depth of the lower segment, the upper segment, and the air channel therebetween, and wherein the thickness of the body portion is less than half of the diameter of the conduit. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The gas supply assembly of claim 8, further comprising a pad configured to be disposed between the lower segment of the body portion and the patient's forehead. ### Claim 15 A gas supply assembly for a patient interface system, the patient interface system including a patient interface device and a conduit for delivering a flow of breathing gas from a flow generating device to an airway of a patient, the gas supply assembly comprising: a body portion having a first end, a second end disposed opposite and distal from the first end, a lower segment, and an upper segment attached to the lower segment, the first end including a first coupling portion structured to be coupled to the patient interface device, the second end including a second coupling portion structured to be coupled to the conduit, wherein the upper segment and the lower segment together form an air channel extending between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion, wherein the first end is configured to be substantially disposed on the patient's forehead, and wherein the second end is configured to position the conduit away from the patient's face, wherein the conduit has a diameter, wherein the body portion including the air channel formed therein has a thickness which is substantially less than the diameter of the conduit such that the gas supply assembly has a low-profile relative to the patient's face, wherein the first end of the body portion further includes a laterally extending attachment portion having a first aperture and a second aperture, wherein the second end of the body portion has a third aperture, and wherein the first aperture, the second aperture, and the third aperture are configured to cooperate with a head gear assembly to adjustably secure the gas supply assembly to the patient's head. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The gas supply assembly of claim 15, wherein the lower segment has a perimeter portion, and wherein the upper segment has a perimeter portion overlaying and being shaped the same as the perimeter portion of the lower segment. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The gas supply assembly of claim 15, wherein the thickness of the body portion is defined by a combined depth of the lower segment, the upper segment, and the air channel therebetween, and wherein the thickness of the body portion is less than half of the diameter of the conduit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The gas supply assembly of claim 15, further comprising a pad configured to be disposed between the lower segment of the body portion and the patient's forehead.