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US 2018/0021535 A1Published application
Hose for respiratory device
AssigneeHancock Medical, Inc.
InventorsThomas G. GOFF, Kirby CHIANG
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Abstract
Embodiments of a hose for use with a respiratory device are disclosed. The hose comprises a structural element and a sealing element. The sealing element can be inside or outside of the structural element. The sealing element and structural element are only selectively connected. Such a hose design provides greater flexibility and enhanced user comfort.
Claims21
1-54. (canceled)
A hose for use with a respiratory device, the hose comprising:
- a patient end comprising a mask connector having a port adapted to communicate with a breathing mask;
- an air source end comprising an air source connector having a port adapted to communicate with an air source;
- a structural element connected to the mask connector and to the air source connector;
- and
- a sleeve extending from the mask connector to the air source connector to provide an airtight lumen between the mask connector port and the air source connector port, the sleeve being free of connection to the structural element over at least a portion of the length of the sleeve.
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A hose for use with a respiratory device, the hose comprising:
- a patient end comprising a mask connector having a port adapted to communicate with a breathing mask;
- an air source end comprising an air source connector having a port adapted to communicate with an air source;
- a structural element extending between the mask connector and to the air source connector, the structural element defining a longitudinally extending volume, the structural element comprising a plurality of interconnected subelements that are movable with respect to each other to bend the volume;
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- a sleeve extending from the mask connector to the air source connector to provide an airtight lumen between the mask connector port and the air source connector port, the sleeve being free of connection to the structural element between at least two adjacent subelements.
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A method of manufacturing a hose for use with a respiratory device, the method comprising:
- providing a structural element comprising a patient end having a mask connector having a port adapted to communicate with a breathing mask, the structural element further comprising an air source end having an air source connector having a port adapted to communicate with an air source;
- providing a sleeve extending from the mask connector to the air source connector to provide an airtight lumen between the mask connector port and the air source connector port;
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- coupling the sleeve and the structural element such that the sleeve is free of connection to the structural element over at least a portion of the length of the sleeve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.