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US 2017/0000964 A1Published application
Customizable facial sealing segment for respiratory device and method of customizing
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorSANDY JANE SHAFER
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Abstract
A facial sealing segment for a respiratory device includes a sealing flap adapted to sealingly engage the face of a user. The sealing flap is disposed about, and defines, a cutout adapted to receive one or both of the mouth or nares of the user. The facial sealing segment further includes a number of selectively removable portions formed in the sealing flap about the cutout. Each removable portion is defined in the sealing flap by a tear portion.
Claims14
A facial sealing segment for a respiratory device, the sealing segment comprising:
- a sealing flap adapted to sealingly engage the face of a user, the sealing flap disposed about, and defining a cutout adapted to receive one or both of the mouth or nares of the user;
- and
- a number of selectively removable portions formed in the sealing flap about the cutout, each removable portion being defined in the sealing flap by a tear portion.
A method of customizing a sealing segment of a respiratory device, the method comprising:
- providing a sealing segment comprising:
- a sealing flap adapted to engage the face of a user, the sealing flap disposed about, and defining a cutout adapted to receive one or both of the mouth or nares of the user, and
- a number of selectively removable portions formed in the sealing flap about the cutout, each removable portion being defined in the sealing flap by a tear portion;
- and
- removing at least one removable portion by separating the at least one removable portion from the remainder of the sealing flap by severing along the tear portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.