Seal-forming structure with multiple curvatures
AssigneeResMed Pty Ltd
InventorsRupert Christian SCHEINER, Matthew EVES, Memduh GUNEY, Callum Tyler DE VRIES
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AssigneeResMed Pty Ltd
InventorsRupert Christian SCHEINER, Matthew EVES, Memduh GUNEY, Callum Tyler DE VRIES
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A patient interface including a seal-forming structure with an elastomeric membrane that has at least one hole such that the flow of air at a therapeutic pressure is delivered to an entrance to the patient's nares and/or an entrance to the patient's mouth. The seal-forming structure is constructed and arranged to maintain the therapeutic pressure in a cavity of a plenum chamber throughout the patient's respiratory cycle, in use. The elastomeric membrane includes a first portion that is held in a relaxed state and a second portion that is held in a taut state. The elastomeric membrane is molded to include a three-dimensional shape that has multiple curvatures. The at least one hole includes an arch on a lateral side and is in a relaxed state before use. The arch is configured to move to a substantially taut state during use.
A patient interface for sealed delivery of a flow of air at a continuously positive pressure with respect to ambient air pressure to an entrance to a patient's airways including at least an entrance of a patient's nares, wherein the patient interface is configured to maintain a therapy pressure in a range of about 4 cmH2O to about 30 cmH2O above ambient air pressure in use, throughout a patient's respiratory cycle, while the patient is sleeping, to ameliorate sleep disordered breathing;
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