Exhaust diffuser arrangement and cpap mask including same
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsANNA DZURICKY, ALEXANDER ENZMAN, LAUREN PATRICIA CHODKOWSKI
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Abstract
An exhaust diffuser arrangement includes: a housing; a cavity defined within the housing, the cavity being sized and configured to house a diffuser element therein; an inlet defined in the housing, the inlet structured to communicate gases from a main cavity to the diffuser cavity; and an outlet defined in the housing, the outlet structured to communicate gases from the diffuser cavity to an exterior environment. The inlet and the outlet are coaxially aligned.
Claims15
An exhaust diffuser arrangement for exhausting gases from a main cavity of a patient interface used in providing a flow of a breathing gas to the airway of a patient, the exhaust diffuser arrangement comprising:
- a diffuser housing;
- a diffuser cavity defined within the diffuser housing, the diffuser cavity being sized and configured to house a diffuser element therein;
- a diffuser inlet defined in the housing, the diffuser inlet structured to communicate gases from the main cavity to the diffuser cavity;
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- a diffuser outlet defined in the housing, the diffuser outlet structured to communicate gases from the diffuser cavity to an exterior environment to the patient interface,
- wherein the diffuser inlet and the diffuser outlet are coaxially aligned.
A patient interface for use in providing a flow of a breathing gas to the airway of a patient, the patient interface comprising:
- a sealing arrangement structured to sealingly engage about an airway of the patient;
- a body;
- a main cavity defined within the body, the main cavity being structured to receive the flow of breathing gas;
- a patient aperture surrounded by the sealing arrangement, the patient aperture structured to convey the flow of breathing gas from the main cavity to the airway of the patient;
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- an exhaust diffuser arrangement comprising:
- a diffuser housing;
- a diffuser cavity defined within the diffuser housing;
- a diffuser element captively positioned within the diffuser cavity;
- a diffuser inlet defined in the diffuser housing, the diffuser inlet structured to communicate gases from the main cavity to the diffuser cavity;
- and
- a diffuser outlet defined in the diffuser housing, the diffuser outlet structured to communicate gases from the diffuser cavity to an exterior environment to the patient interface,
- wherein the diffuser inlet and the diffuser outlet are coaxially aligned.
An arrangement for providing a flow of treatment gas to the airway of a patient, the arrangement comprising:
- a tubing assembly comprising a manifold portion and a number of tubular portions, each tubular portion extending from the manifold portion to a distal end, the manifold portion being structured to receive the flow of treatment gas and each tubular portion being structured to convey the flow of treatment gas from the manifold portion to the distal end thereof;
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- a patient interface coupled to the distal end of each tubular portion, the patient interface comprising:
- a sealing arrangement structured to sealingly engage about an airway of the patient;
- a body;
- a main cavity defined within the body, the main cavity being structured to receive the flow of breathing gas from the distal end of each tubular portion;
- a patient aperture surrounded by the sealing arrangement, the patient aperture structured to convey the flow of breathing gas from the main cavity to the airway of the patient;
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- an exhaust diffuser arrangement comprising:
- a diffuser housing;
- a diffuser cavity defined within the diffuser housing;
- a diffuser element captively positioned within the diffuser cavity;
- a diffuser inlet defined in the diffuser housing, the diffuser inlet structured to communicate gases from the main cavity to the diffuser cavity;
- and
- a diffuser outlet defined in the diffuser housing, the diffuser outlet structured to communicate gases from the diffuser cavity to an exterior environment to the patient interface,
- wherein the diffuser inlet and the diffuser outlet are coaxially aligned.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.