Back to results
US 2013/0152936 A1Published application
Portable patient interface system
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorPeter Chi Fai Ho
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A portable patient interface system (2) includes a frame (16), a cushion (14) coupled to a first side of the frame, a collapsible faceplate (18) coupled to a second side of the frame opposite the first side, and a longitudinally collapsible hose (56) structured to be in fluid communication with the collapsible faceplate and the cushion.
Claims21
A patient interface system, comprising:
- a frame;
- a cushion coupled to a first side of the frame;
- a collapsible faceplate coupled to a second side of the frame opposite the first side;
- and
- a longitudinally collapsible hose structured to be in fluid communication with the collapsible faceplate and the cushion, wherein the frame includes an attaching mechanism structured to secure the longitudinally collapsible hose to the frame when a first end of the longitudinally collapsible hose is in fluid communication with the collapsible faceplate and the collapsible faceplate is in a collapsed condition in which at least a portion of the collapsible faceplate is received within a chamber defined by an interior of the cushion.
2 more elements
A hose assembly for a patient interface device, comprising:
- a longitudinally collapsible hose;
- a first tube portion coupled to the longitudinally collapsible hose;
- and
- a second tube portion coupled to the longitudinally collapsible hose, wherein the first tube portion and the second tube portion are selectively connectable to one another, and wherein the longitudinally collapsible hose, when collapsed, is structured to be held within the first tube portion and the second tube portion.
1 more element
A patient interface device, comprising:
- a frame including an attaching mechanism;
- a cushion coupled to a first side of an annular portion of the frame;
- and
- a collapsible faceplate having a first side coupled to a second side of the annular portion of the frame opposite the first side of the annular portion of the frame, wherein a second side of the collapsible faceplate is structured to be fluidly coupled to a fluid coupling connector, wherein the collapsible faceplate is structured to be collapsed and received within a chamber defined by an interior of the cushion and the annular portion responsive to a force being applied to the collapsible faceplate, wherein the attaching mechanism is structured to secure a hose to the frame when a first end of hose is in fluid communication with the collapsible faceplate and the collapsible faceplate is in a collapsed condition in which at least a portion of the collapsible faceplate is received within the chamber.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.