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US 12,623,040 B2Granted
Nasal seal for a respiratory patient interface
AssigneeFisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
InventorsTony William Spear, Matthew Roger Stephenson
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Abstract
A nasal seal for a respiratory therapy mask for contacting the face of a user. The nasal seal has a main body defining a cavity and a fluid inlet, and has two nasal prongs projecting from the main body for the delivery of fluid to the user's nares. A transition fillet is provided around a base of each prong, between the nasal prong and the main body, with each transition fillet having a constant chord length.
Claims21
A nasal seal for a respiratory therapy mask for contacting the face of a user, the nasal seal comprising:
- a main body defining a cavity and a fluid inlet;
- two nasal prongs projecting from the main body for the delivery of fluid to the user's nares;
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- a transition fillet around a base of each prong, the transition fillet defining a transition between the main body and the base of each prong, the transition fillet extending in a radially outward direction from the base of each prong between a first edge of the transition fillet at the nasal prong and a second edge of the transition fillet at the main body, the second edge positioned radially outward from the first edge, an outer surface of the transition fillet defining a concave surface in the radial outward direction extending from the first edge and the second edge;
- wherein the transition fillet has a chord length from the first edge to the second edge, wherein the chord length of each transition fillet is constant around the base of each prong.
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