# US 2014/0190484 A1 · Multiple-use airway mask > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190484 A1 - Document ID: US20140190484A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/216,412 - Filed: 2014-03-17 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-11-18 - Inventors: Roscoe C. Peace; Gaspare Leo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190484A1 ## CPC - A61M 16/0605: {Means for improving the adaptation of the mask to the patient} - A61M 16/0078: {Breathing bags} - A61M 16/0084: {self-reinflatable by elasticity, e.g. resuscitation squeeze bags} - A61M 16/0465: {Tracheostomy tubes; Devices for performing a tracheostomy; Accessories therefor, e.g. masks, filters} - A61M 16/06: Respiratory or anaesthetic masks - A61M 16/0816: {Joints or connectors} - A61M 16/0434: {Cuffs} - A61M 16/0497: {Tube stabilizer} - A61M 16/208: {Non-controlled one-way valves, e.g. exhalation, check, pop-off non-rebreathing valves} - 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)} ## Abstract A flexible transparent multiple use face mask that encloses a user's face allowing the user's airway to be ventilated that includes a transparent flexible airway mask that encloses and ventilates a user's airway, an airway adaptor that directs a quantity of ventilation to the transparent flexible airway mask, a manual resuscitation bag valve that receives the airway adaptor and controls the quantity of ventilation directed to the transparent flexible airway mask and a manual resuscitation bag that produces the quantity of ventilation transmitted through the airway adaptor to the transparent flexible airway mask. The multiple-use airway mask may also be turned inside-out and be utilized in combination with an endotracheal tube or a tracheotomy tube and also includes an optional attachment strap to prevent losing the transparent flexible airway mask as an added safety measure to keep the mask and bag connected. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A multiple-use airway mask, comprising: a transparent flexible airway mask that encloses a user's face while a user's airway is ventilated, the transparent flexible airway mask allows the health care worker to unobstructedly look over the transparent flexible airway mask to adjust a selected one of an aspiration and an impediment that affect the transparent flexible airway mask; an airway adaptor with a first end, a second end and a hollow elongated shape, the airway adaptor directs a quantity of ventilation to the transparent flexible airway mask, the airway adaptor is permanently bonded to the transparent flexible airway mask, the first end of the airway adaptor extends inside the transparent flexible airway mask and the second end of the airway adaptor extends outside the transparent flexible airway mask; a manual resuscitation bag valve that receives the second end of the airway adaptor, the manual resuscitation bag is permanently bonded to the second end of the airway adaptor forming a non-detachable one piece unit, the manual resuscitation bag valve controls the quantity of ventilation directed to the transparent flexible airway mask; a manual resuscitation bag that is attached to the manual resuscitation bag valve, the manual resuscitation bag produces the quantity of ventilation transmitted through the airway adaptor to the transparent flexible airway mask; and an optional attachment strap with a first end and a second end, the optional attachment strap keeps the transparent flexible airway mask attached to the manual resuscitation bag, the first end of the optional attachment strap is attached to the transparent flexible airway mask and the second end of the optional attachment strap is attached to the manual resuscitation bag. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The multiple-use airway mask according to claim 1, wherein the first end of the airway adaptor has a 15 mm diameter. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The multiple-use airway mask according to claim 1, wherein the second end of the airway adaptor has a 22 mm diameter. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The multiple-use airway mask according to claim 1, wherein the manual resuscitation bag produces the quantity of ventilation by a selected one of a caregiver and a healthcare provider. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The multiple-use airway mask according to claim 4, wherein the healthcare provider is a selected one of a respiratory therapist, a nurse, a doctor and a paramedic. ### Claim 6 A multiple-use airway mask utilized in combination with an endotracheal tube, comprising: a transparent flexible airway mask; an airway adaptor with a first end, a second end and a hollow elongated shape, the airway adaptor directs a quantity of ventilation to the transparent flexible airway mask, the airway adaptor is permanently bonded to the transparent flexible airway mask, the first end of the airway adaptor extends inside the transparent flexible airway mask and the second end of the airway adaptor extends outside the transparent flexible airway mask, the transparent flexible airway mask is turned inside-out exposing the first end of the airway adaptor; a manual resuscitation bag valve that receives the second end of the airway adaptor, the manual resuscitation bag is permanently bonded to the second end of the airway adaptor forming a non-detachable one piece unit, the manual resuscitation bag valve controls the quantity of ventilation directed to the transparent flexible airway mask; a manual resuscitation bag that is attached to the manual resuscitation bag valve, the manual resuscitation bag produces the quantity of ventilation transmitted through the airway adaptor to the transparent flexible airway mask; and an optional attachment strap with a first end and a second end, the optional attachment strap keeps the transparent flexible airway mask attached to the manual resuscitation bag. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The multiple-use airway mask according to claim 6, wherein the first end of the airway adaptor has a 15 mm diameter. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The multiple-use airway mask according to claim 6, wherein the second end of the airway adaptor has a 22 mm diameter. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The multiple-use airway mask according to claim 6, wherein the manual resuscitation bag produces the quantity of ventilation by a selected one of a caregiver and a healthcare provider. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The multiple-use airway mask according to claim 9, wherein the manual resuscitation bag is a selected one of permanently attached to the manual resuscitation bag valve and releasably attached to the manual resuscitation bag valve. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The multiple-use airway mask according to claim 6, wherein the endotracheal tube has a first end and a second end, the endotracheal tube provides an artificial airway into a selected one of a user's mouth and a user's airway. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The multiple-use airway mask according to claim 11, wherein the first end of the endotracheal tube is removably inserted into the first end of the airway adaptor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The multiple-use airway mask according to claim 11, wherein the second end of the endotracheal tube is removably inserted into an aperture of the user's airway to provide the quantity of ventilation to the selected one of a user's mouth and the user's airway. ### Claim 14 A multiple-use airway mask utilized in combination with a tracheotomy tube, comprising: a transparent flexible airway mask; an airway adaptor with a first end, a second end and a hollow elongated shape, the airway adaptor directs a quantity of ventilation to the transparent flexible airway mask, the airway adaptor is permanently bonded to the transparent flexible airway mask, the first end of the airway adaptor extends inside the transparent flexible airway mask and the second end of the airway adaptor extends outside the transparent flexible airway mask, the transparent flexible airway mask is turned inside-out exposing the first end of the airway adaptor; a manual resuscitation bag valve that receives the second end of the airway adaptor, the manual resuscitation bag is permanently bonded to the second end of the airway adaptor forming a non-detachable one piece unit, the manual resuscitation bag valve controls the quantity of ventilation directed to the transparent flexible airway mask; a manual resuscitation bag that is permanently attached to the manual resuscitation bag valve, the manual resuscitation bag produces the quantity of ventilation transmitted through the airway adaptor that is permanently bonded to the transparent flexible airway mask; and an optional attachment strap with a first end and a second end, the optional attachment strap keeps the transparent flexible airway mask attached to the manual resuscitation bag. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The multiple-use airway mask according to claim 14, wherein the first end of the airway adaptor has a 15 mm diameter and the second end of the airway adaptor has a 22 mm diameter. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The multiple-use airway mask according to claim 14, wherein the manual resuscitation bag produces the quantity of ventilation by a selected one of a caregiver and a healthcare provider. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The multiple-use airway mask according to claim 16, wherein the manual resuscitation bag is a selected one of permanently attached to the manual resuscitation bag valve and releasably attached to the manual resuscitation bag valve. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The multiple-use airway mask according to claim 14, wherein the tracheotomy tube has a first end and a second end, the tracheotomy tube provides an artificial airway into an aperture of a user's airway. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The multiple-use airway mask according to claim 18, wherein the first end of the tracheotomy tube is removably inserted into the first end of the airway adaptor. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The multiple-use airway mask according to claim 18, wherein the second end of the tracheotomy tube is removably inserted into the aperture of the user's airway to provide the quantity of ventilation to the aperture of the user's airway.