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US 7,448,386 B2Granted
Full face respiratory mask with integrated nasal interface
AssigneeRIC Investments, LLC
InventorsPeter Chi Fai Ho, Jason P. Eaton
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Abstract
A patient interface that reliably and comfortably seals a user's face by providing an oral-nasal mask that includes an integrated nasal interface. The patient interface includes a seal member having an oral cushion portion configured to surround the user's mouth and a nasal interface portion that provides an interface with the user's nose. The seal member, including the oral cushion portion and the nasal interface portion, is a unitary member. Finally, the nasal interface portion remains below the bridge of the nose.
Claims19
A patient interface comprising:
- a seal member adapted to contact a face of a user to provide a sealed interface with such a user, wherein the seal member comprises:
- (1) an oral cushion portion adapted to provide a sealed interface with such a user, wherein a sealing of the oral cushion portion at least partially surrounds a mouth of such a user, and
- (2) a nasal interface portion integral with the oral cushion portion, wherein the nasal interface portion is adapted to contact at least a portion of a nose of such as user below a bridge of the nose to provide a sealed interface with a surface of such a user proximate to the nares of such a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.