Patient interface device storage system
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsRobert Earl Hieber, James Allen Hicks, Jonathan Paul Todd
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Abstract
A patient interface device storage system includes a patient interface device structured to deliver a flow of breathing gas to a patient, the patient interface device including a mask, and a storage shell having an outer peripheral wall and a bottom wall which together define a cavity. The cavity is sized and configured to receive and hold at least a portion of the mask. The bottom wall includes a first attachment member structured to be selectively engaged with a second attachment member associated with a gas delivery device in a manner such that the storage shell and the patient interface device are coupled to and held by the second attachment member.
Claims19
A patient interface device storage system, comprising:
- a patient interface device structured to deliver a flow of breathing gas to a patient, the patient interface device including a mask;
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- a storage shell having an outer peripheral wall and a bottom wall which together define a cavity, wherein the cavity is sized and configured to receive and hold at least a portion of the mask, and wherein the bottom wall includes a first attachment member structured to be selectively engaged with a second attachment member associated with a gas delivery device in a manner wherein the storage shell and the patient interface device are coupled to and held by the second attachment member, wherein the first attachment member comprises a receptacle sized and configured to receive the second attachment member therein, and wherein the second attachment member is a post provided on a cart associated with the gas delivery device.
A method of providing non-invasive ventilation therapy, comprising:
- providing a patient interface device including a mask;
- providing a storage shell having an outer peripheral wall and a bottom wall which together define a cavity, wherein the cavity is sized and configured to receive and hold at least a portion of the mask, and wherein the bottom wall includes a first attachment member, wherein the first attachment member comprises a receptacle sized and configured to receive the second attachment member therein;
- engaging the first attachment member with a second attachment member associated with a gas delivery device in a manner wherein the storage shell is coupled to and held by the second attachment member, wherein the second attachment member is a post provided on a cart associated with the gas delivery device;
- delivering breathing gas to a patient using the patient interface device while the patient interface device is attached to the patient;
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- removing the patient interface device from the patient and inserting at least a portion of the mask into the cavity in a manner wherein the patient interface device is coupled to and held by the storage shell.
A method providing a patient interface device including a mask to a recipient, comprising:
- providing a storage shell having an outer peripheral wall and a bottom wall which together define a cavity, wherein the cavity is sized and configured to receive and hold at least a portion of the mask, and wherein the bottom wall includes a first attachment member structured to be selectively engaged with a second attachment member associated with a gas delivery device in a manner wherein the storage shell and the patient interface device are coupled to and held by the second attachment member, wherein the first attachment member comprises a receptacle sized and configured to receive the second attachment member therein, and wherein the second attachment member is a post provided on a cart associated with the gas delivery device;
- inserting at least a portion of the mask into the cavity in a manner wherein the patient interface device is coupled to the storage shell;
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- shipping the patient interface device coupled to the storage shell to the recipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.