# US 2013/0152936 A1 · Portable 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 2013/0152936 A1 - Document ID: US20130152936A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/813,980 - Filed: 2011-07-13 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2010-08-09 - Assignees: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. - Inventors: Peter Chi Fai Ho - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130152936A1 ## CPC - A61M 16/0622: {having an underlying cushion} - A61M 16/0057: {Pumps therefor} - A61M 16/06: Respiratory or anaesthetic masks - A61M 16/0633: {with forehead support} - A61M 16/0816: {Joints or connectors} - A61M 16/0875: {Connecting tubes} - F16L 3/13: and engaging it by snap action {(F16L3/1203 takes precedence)} - A61M 2205/0216: Materials providing elastic properties, e.g. for facilitating deformation and avoid breaking - 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)} - F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The patient interface system according to claim 1, wherein the longitudinally collapsible hose is provided in a collapsible hose assembly having a first tube portion and a second tube portion, wherein the first tube portion and the second tube portion are selectively connectable to one another, wherein the longitudinally collapsible hose, when collapsed, is structured to be held within the first tube portion and the second tube portion, and wherein the attaching mechanism is structured to secure the collapsible hose assembly to the frame. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The patient interface system according to claim 2, wherein the first tube portion has a first connector at a first end thereof and the second tube portion has a second connector at a first end thereof, wherein the first end of the collapsible hose is coupled to the first connector and a second end of the collapsible hose is coupled to the second connector. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The patient interface system according to claim 3, further comprising a coupling connector fluidly coupled to the collapsible faceplate, wherein the first connector is coupled to the coupling connector and the second connector is structured to be selectively coupled to a gas outlet of a pressure generating device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The patient interface system according to claim 3, wherein the first tube portion has a first threaded portion at a second end thereof and the second tube portion has a second threaded portion at a second end thereof, and wherein the first tube portion and the second tube portion are selectively connectable to one another through engagement between the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The patient interface system according to claim 1, wherein the longitudinally collapsible hose includes a longitudinally collapsible helix portion surrounded by a flexible outer skin portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The patient interface system according to claim 2, wherein the cushion and collapsible faceplate are coupled to an annular portion of the frame, wherein the frame includes an extension member extending from the annular portion and a forehead support coupled to the extension member, and wherein the attaching mechanism comprises a plurality of tabs provided on the forehead support and structured to receive and hold the collapsible hose assembly. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The patient interface system according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of tabs are structured to receive and hold the second tube portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The patient interface system according to claim 1, wherein the cushion and collapsible faceplate are coupled to an annular portion of the frame, 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. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The patient interface system according to claim 9, wherein the frame is made of a rigid or semi-rigid material and the cushion and the collapsible faceplate are made of an elastomeric material. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The patient interface system according to claim 10, wherein the collapsible faceplate includes a first tier coupled to the annular portion and a second tier coupled to the first tier, wherein the second tier is structured to collapse within and outer boundary of the first tier when the collapsible faceplate is caused to collapse. ### Claim 12 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. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The hose assembly according to claim 12, further comprising an interlock mechanism provided as part of the first tube portion and the second tube portion, the interlock mechanism being structured to enable the first tube portion and the second tube portion to be selectively connectable to one another. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The hose assembly according to claim 13, wherein the interlock mechanism comprises a first threaded portion provided at a first end at the first tube portion and a second threaded portion provided at a first end of the second tube position, and wherein the first tube portion and the second tube portion are selectively connectable to one another through engagement between the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The hose assembly according to claim 12, wherein the first tube portion has a first connector at a first end thereof and the second tube portion has a second connector at a first end thereof, wherein a first end of the collapsible hose is coupled to the first connector and a second end of the collapsible hose is coupled to the second connector. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The hose assembly according to claim 15, wherein the first connector is structured to be selectively coupled to a coupling connector of the patient interface device and wherein the second connector is structured to be selectively coupled to a gas outlet of a pressure generating device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The hose assembly according to claim 12, wherein the longitudinally collapsible hose includes a longitudinally collapsible helix portion surrounded by a flexible outer skin portion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The hose assembly according to claim 17, wherein the helix portion comprises a helically shaped metal wire coated with an elastic material. ### Claim 19 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. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The patient interface device according to claim 19, wherein the frame is made of a rigid or semi-rigid material and the cushion and the collapsible faceplate are made of an elastomeric material. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The patient interface device according to claim 20, wherein the collapsible faceplate includes a first tier coupled to the annular portion and second tier coupled to the first tier, wherein the second tier is structured to collapse within an outer boundary of the first tier when the collapsible faceplate is caused to collapse.