Pediatric ventilation mask and headgear system

A system for improving compliance in a pediatric population for the use of ventilation masks and headgear and providing size recognition comprising:

• a plurality of masks and headgear of predetermined known matched and serial sizes so as to fit a range of pediatric patients wherein:
• the mask further comprises a concave shell;
• at least one flexible cuff attached about a periphery of the shell and having an opening for receiving a patients nose or nose and mouth;
• a port in the shell for receiving tubing for attachment to a ventilation device;
• at least one exhalation port;
• and means for attachment to the headgear;
• and
• the headgear comprises a cap and a plurality of straps having means for attachment to the mask;
• and
• a size indicator being a predetermined visage of a caricature represented on each of the plurality of masks, each caricature being predetermined to represent one of each of the plurality of sizes.

A mask for improving compliance in a pediatric population and providing size recognition for use with ventilation therapy, the mask comprising:

• a concave shell having an outer periphery and having a size selected from a plurality of predetermined sizes;
• at least one flexible cuff attached to the shell about the periphery and having an opening so as to receive a patient's nose or nose and mouth;
• at least one port in the shell for receiving tubing;
• at least one exhalation port;
• and
• a size indicator, the indicator being indicia representing one of a plurality of caricatures, each caricature predetermined to represent one of the plurality of predetermined sizes.

A mask for use with ventilation therapy, the mask comprising:

• a concave shell having an outer periphery;
• a flexible exterior cuff attached to the shell about the periphery and having an opening so as to receive a patient's nose or nose and mouth;
• an inflatable interior cuff attached to the shell and positioned inside the exterior cuff, the inflatable cuff further comprising a valve port extending through the shell and in fluid communication with the inflatable cuff;
• at least one exhalation port;
• and
• at least one port in the shell for receiving tubing.