# US 7,743,920 B1 · Patient interface packaging with integrated sizing gage

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- Number: US 7,743,920 B1
- Document ID: US7743920B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 10/986,693
- Filed: 2004-11-12
- Granted: 2010-06-29
- Earliest claimed: 2001-10-10
- Assignees: RIC Investments, LLC
- Inventors: Richard J Lordo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7743920B1

## CPC

- B65D 33/004: {Information or decoration elements, e.g. level indicators, detachable tabs or coupons}
- A61M 16/0633: {with forehead support}
- A61M 16/06: Respiratory or anaesthetic masks
- A61M 16/0683: {Holding devices therefor}
- A61M 2209/06: Packaging for specific medical equipment
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)}

## Abstract

A patient interface packaging that includes an integrated sizing template. The packaging system includes a container having an inner chamber containing a patient interface device having a size contained within. The packaging further includes an outer exterior having an integral flap. The integral flap includes at least one opening therethrough forming a sizing template. The size of the opening corresponds to the size of the mask contained within the package so that the opening may be fitted to the nose region of a patient's to allow the user to determine an appropriate size patient interface device that matches his or her anatomical dimensions.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A respiratory mask packaging system comprising:
a first sized respiratory mask;
a container comprising a bag having an inner chamber, wherein the first sized respiratory mask is disposed on the inner chamber; and
a sizing gage integral with the container, the sizing gage having a first substantially triangular-shaped opening corresponding to the first sized respiratory mask and a second substantially triangular-shaped opening that is larger than the first substantially triangular-shaped opening and corresponds to a second sized respiratory mask that is larger than the first sized respiratory mask, wherein the sizing gage is spaced from the first sized respiratory mask and non-coaxial with the first sized respiratory mask, and wherein each of the first and the second triangular-shaped openings is adapted to receive the nose of a user such that the fit of the respiratory mask can be determined.

### Claim 2

An assembly comprising:
a first sized respiratory mask;
a container having an inner chamber configured to hold the first sized respiratory mask therein, the container comprising a bag and a flap connected to the bag, an inside of the bag forming the inner chamber in which the first sized respiratory mask is disposed; and
a nose sizing gage comprising a substantially triangular-shaped opening in the flap of the container, the opening being sized to receive a nose having a size for which the first sized respiratory mask is configured to accommodate.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The assembly of claim 2, wherein the opening is spaced from and non-coaxial with the respiratory mask.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The assembly of claim 2, wherein the respiratory mask comprises:
a seal portion configured to enclose a user's nose; and
a port configured to mount to a fluid conduit and provide fluid communication between the fluid conduit and the user's nose.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The assembly of claim 2, wherein the assembly further comprises a second substantially triangular-shaped opening in the container, the second substantially triangular-shaped opening having a different size than the first substantially triangular-shaped opening and corresponding to a second sized respiratory mask of a different size than the first sized respiratory mask.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The assembly of claim 2, wherein the opening does not open into the inner chamber.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The assembly of claim 2, wherein the opening is adapted to receive the nose of a user for whom the respiratory mask is configured to fit.