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US 12,691,241 B2Granted
Breathing assistance apparatus
AssigneeOpsel Pty Ltd
InventorPeter Dawson
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Abstract
A breathing assistance apparatus comprises an oral appliance, wherein the oral appliance has at least an uppermost splint adapted to engage with a set of maxillary teeth. The apparatus also comprises a strapless positive airway pressure nasal mask and a plurality of ferromagnetic members provided on the oral appliance and nasal mask. The ferromagnetic members comprise one or more magnets such that the nasal mask and oral appliance are attracted to each other when the apparatus is being worn by a user.
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A breathing assistance apparatus, comprising:
- an oral appliance having at least an uppermost splint adapted to engage with a set of maxillary teeth;
- a strapless positive airway pressure nasal mask;
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- ferromagnetic elements or materials provided on, or incorporated into, each of the oral appliance and the nasal mask, wherein one or more of the ferromagnetic elements or materials is or are magnetic such that the nasal mask and the oral appliance are attracted to each other when the apparatus is being worn by a user of the apparatus.
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A process for manufacturing a breathing assistance apparatus, the process comprising:
- scanning an oral cavity of a person to generate oral geometric data;
- scanning a face of the person to generate facial geometric data;
- fabricating an oral appliance based on the oral geometric data, wherein the oral appliance comprises at least an uppermost splint adapted to engage with a set of maxillary teeth of the person;
- fabricating a strapless positive airway pressure nasal mask based on the facial geometric data;
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- attaching or incorporating ferromagnetic elements or materials to, or into, each of the oral appliance and nasal mask, wherein one or more of the ferromagnetic elements or materials is or are magnetic such that the nasal mask and oral appliance are attracted to each other when the apparatus is being worn by the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.