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AssigneeFisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
InventorsDaniel John Smith, Brett John Huddart, Matthew James Adams, Nicholas Alexander Hobson, Timothy James Beresford Sharp, Troy Barsten, Gregory James Olsen, Matthew Roger Stephenson, Roheet Patel
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A patient interface, including a mask assembly and a headgear assembly, provides improved facial sealing and improved ease of use. The mask assembly includes an inflating or ballooning seal. The seal can be secured between two portions of a snap-fit exoskeleton. The headgear assembly connects to the mask assembly with flexible straps during course fitting and with more rigid straps following course fitting. The straps include holes that fit over a tapering post on the mask assembly.
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A headgear assembly comprising:
A headgear assembly comprising a semi-rigid frame, a first set of axially inelastic straps, a first set of axially elastic straps being connected to the first set of axially inelastic straps, the first set of axially inelastic straps and the first set of axially elastic straps being connected to a frame at a first location, and the first set of axially inelastic straps being approximately parallel to a second set of axially inelastic straps that are connected to the semi-rigid frame at a second location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.