Customizable mask and method of sizing
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorRICHARD THOMAS HAIBACH
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Abstract
A mask for use in providing a flow of a treatment gas to the airway of a user. The mask includes a frame and a conformable seal which is structured to sealingly engage about at least one of at least a portion of nose or mouth of the user. The frame includes a front face and a concave shaped rear face which faces the user when the mask is disposed on the user's face. The rear face defines a cavity which is structured to receive at least one of a portion of a nose and/or mouth of the user therein. The frame also includes a number of deformable zones, each deformable zone being structured to receive a removable insert. Each deformable zone is structured to adapt to at least one of a size or shape of the removable insert received therein.
Claims20
A mask for use in providing a flow of a treatment gas to the airway of a user, the mask comprising:
- a frame having:
- a front face positioned to face away from the user when the mask is disposed on the face of the user;
- a concave shaped rear face positioned to face toward the user when the mask is disposed on the face of the user, the rear face defining a cavity, the cavity being structured to receive the flow of the treatment gas therein and to receive at least one of a portion of a nose of the user and a mouth of the user therein;
- an opening defined in a central portion of the frame, the opening passing between the front face and the rear face, the opening being structured to have a conduit coupled thereto for receiving the flow of the treatment gas;
- and
- a number of deformable zones defined in the frame, each deformable zone being structured to receive a removable insert, each deformable zone being structured to adapt to at least one of a size or a shape of the removable insert received therein;
- and
- a conformable cushion coupled to the frame and structured to sealingly engage about at least one of at least a portion of the nose or the mouth of the user.
A method of sizing a customized mask to a user, the method comprising:
- identifying a number of characteristics of the user;
- determining a number of inserts for the user based on the number of characteristics;
- and
- identifying the number of inserts to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.