Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120285469 | TEXTURED/POLISHED RESPIRATORY MASK SEAL AND MASK - A seal for a respiratory mask that includes a first end portion adapted to be coupled to a mask shell, a second end portion for sealing engagement with a face of a patient, and a sidewall extending between the first end portion and the second end portion. At least a portion of the second end portion includes a textured area having a predetermined pattern. The area of increased surface roughness provides the patient contacting portion of the seal with a silky feeling to maximize patient comfort and the effectiveness of the seal without impairing the sealing ability. | 11-15-2012 |
20140130804 | TEXTURED/POLISHED RESPIRATORY MASK SEAL AND MASK - A seal for a respiratory mask that includes a first end portion adapted to be coupled to a mask shell, a second end portion for sealing engagement with a face of a patient, and a sidewall extending between the first end portion and the second end portion. At least a portion of the second end portion includes a textured area having a predetermined pattern. The area of increased surface roughness provides the patient contacting portion of the seal with a silky feeling to maximize patient comfort and the effectiveness of the seal without impairing the sealing ability. | 05-15-2014 |
20140251338 | USER INTERFACE DEVICE PROVIDING IMPROVED LOAD DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONALITY BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION - A cushion member for a user interface device is provided. The cushion member is structured to provide a load distribution functionality responsive to the cushion member being donned by the user, wherein at least a portion of the cushion member has a local stiffness of less than or equal to 100 kPa/mm responsive to a stress increase on the cushion member of 1 kPa-15 kPa. | 09-11-2014 |
20140251340 | PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE FOR BEING CONNECTED TO A PATIENT'S RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A patient interface device is described for delivering a gas to a patient, the patient interface comprising a fastening means for fastening the patient interface to the user, the fastening means consisting of an element adapted for engaging the user's nose during use, wherein the fastening means is adapted for being fixed to said nose by exerting a pressure on said nose substantially in the width direction of said nose; and associated method. | 09-11-2014 |
20140349075 | ENGINEERED SURFACE FOR PROVIDING LOW FRICTION AND IMPROVED COMFORT ON DEVICES THAT CONTACT THE SKIN OR OTHER EXTERNAL TISSUE OF THE USER - An apparatus structured to contact external tissue, such as skin, of a user includes an elastomeric contacting portion that is structured to directly engage the external tissue. The contacting portion has an engineered surface ( | 11-27-2014 |
20150013682 | PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE HAVING AN ENGINEERED SURFACE FOR PROVIDING LOW FRICTION AND IMPROVED COMFORT TO THE USER - A patient interface device includes an elastomeric contacting portion that is structured to directly engage the skin of the user. The contacting portion has an engineered surface that includes a plurality of non-random, predesigned surface features designed to reduce friction and improve user comfort. In one implementation, the pitch between each immediately adjacent pair of the surface features is less than or equal to a predetermined maximum pitch value, and the height of each of the surface features is less than or equal to a predetermined maximum height value. | 01-15-2015 |
20150174355 | FIXATION CONTROL FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE - The present invention relates to a detector, a patient interface and a patient interface system comprising this detector, and a method for preventing the formation of red marks due to the wearing of a patient interface ( | 06-25-2015 |
20150209540 | PATIENT INTERFACE WITH CUSHION FOR RED MARK PREVENTION - The present invention relates to a patient interface and a patient interface system comprising a responsive material and a method for preventing the formation of red marks due to wearing a patient interface ( | 07-30-2015 |