Positioning and stabilising structure for a patient interface
AssigneesResMed Pty Ltd, ResMed Asia Pte. Ltd.
InventorsMatthew EVES, Hugh Francis Stewart THOMAS, Maximilian Aji WIJOYOSENO
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Abstract
A positioning and stabilising structure for a patient interface has a pair of side straps, a top strap and a rear strap, the positioning and stabilising structure further including at least one strap with a chin engaging portion configured to bias a patient's chin towards a closed mouth position, to thereby reduce or eliminate mouth leak and/or a mouth blocking member or portion configured to engage and seal against the patient's mouth, to thereby reduce or eliminate mouth leak.
Claims27
A positioning and stabilising structure for a patient interface, the positioning and stabilising structure comprising a pair of side straps, a top strap and a rear strap, the positioning and stabilising structure further comprising an inferior strap, wherein the inferior strap comprises a mouth blocking member or portion configured to engage and seal against the patient's mouth, to thereby reduce or eliminate mouth leak.
A positioning and stabilising structure for a patient interface, the positioning and stabilising structure comprising a pair of side straps, a top strap and a rear strap, the positioning and stabilising structure further comprising a chin strap comprising a chin engaging portion, the chin strap configured to bias a patient's chin towards a closed mouth position, to thereby reduce or eliminate mouth leak.
A positioning and stabilising structure for a patient interface, the positioning and stabilising structure comprising a pair of side straps, a top strap and a rear strap, the positioning and stabilising structure further comprising at least one strap comprising a chin engaging portion configured to bias a patient's chin towards a closed mouth position, to thereby reduce or eliminate mouth leak and/or a mouth blocking member or portion configured to engage and seal against the patient's mouth, to thereby reduce or eliminate mouth leak.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.