Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited

Priyanka Ferdinand Pereira

Jake Baker Hocking

Mark Andrew Thompson

Ryan Anthony Graham

Callum Ross Gordon

Bruno Sintive

Amit Galgali

Vicky Dan Gao

Cameron Robert Willis

Chris Onin Limpin Hipolito

Silas Sao Jin Siew

Thomas Mark Richardson

Jonathan Mark Downey

Janine Elizabeth Collins

Steve Thomas

Matthew Aaron Bradley

Bruce Michael Walls

Melissa Catherine Bornholdt

Wen Dong Huang

Tony William Spear

Stephen Francis Heffernan

Mark Arvind McLaren

Matthew Roger Stephenson

Arvin San Jose Gardiola

Vitaly Kapelevich

Hamish Joshua Rose

Matthew Robert Geoff Slight

Jeremy Owen Young

Paul Mathew Freestone

Fadi Karim Moh'd Mashal

David Monroy Felix

Matthew James Pedersen

Adam Alexander Tebbutt

Christopher Gareth Sims

Abby Rebecca Farrow

Jordan Dean Jones Kimpton

Jonathan Tong Lok Sng

Christine Marie Lynch

Christopher Michael Wong

Yi-Jen Lin

Dillan Patel

Xin Yue Zhu

Kane Logan Findlay

A respiratory interface assembly includes a patient interface and a headgear arrangement. A seal or cushion of the interface assembly can include thickened portions positioned and arranged to improve sealing and/or user comfort. The headgear arrangement can be connectable to the nasal mask by a connection arrangement configured to provide stability to the nasal mask such that a forehead support is not required. The connection arrangement can inhibit or prevent improper connections. The headgear arrangement can have one or more resilient straps having a composite construction of an outer fabric and a plastic core. The outer fabric can be knitted. A rear portion of the headgear arrangement can include a knitted panel or a spacer fabric panel.

Respiratory interface assembly

A respiratory mask system is provided. The respiratory mask system has a patient interface that is secured to a user's head by a headgear. The patient interface comprises a seal, a frame and a gas delivery conduit. The frame is configured to secure the seal and gas delivery conduit together. The frame comprises a recessed channel and/or headgear retaining features configured to connect the headgear to the patient interface. The frame can include an inlet collar that connects to a gas delivery conduit. The inlet collar can include bias flow holes. The headgear comprises a top strap, a pair of side arms, a yoke and a rear strap. The yoke is configured to connect to the recessed channel of the frame. The top strap, side arms and yoke form an integrally formed closed loop. The top strap can include two portions adjustably connected to each other.

Frame and headgear for respiratory mask system

Headgear component for a nasal mask

Headgear and yoke assembly

A respiratory mask system includes a mask interface and a headgear assembly. The headgear assembly is adjustable and comprised of an elastic portion, a non-elastic portion and a restriction mechanism configured to provide a force resisting movement of the non-elastic portion when the elastic portion is extended. There is a support beam coupled to the non-elastic portion and extending along a portion of the headgear that is curved along its longitudinal extent. In this way particular seal modules can be comfortably fitted to a user and any blow off force is mitigated. A particular example of the respiratory mask system includes provision for removable attachment between the seal and a mask frame, the mask frame and a yoke of the headgear; and between a conduit and the mask frame.

Respiratory mask system

A headgear assembly can include a pair of opposing, semi-rigid side arms. Each side arm can be pivotally coupled to an interface at a single location. Each side arm can extend from the single location across the user's cheeks and above the user's ears in use. The headgear assembly can include a top strap coupled to the pair of opposing, semi-rigid side arms, the top strap configured to extend around the top of a user's head. The headgear assembly can include a rear strap coupled to the pair of opposing, semi-rigid side arms, the rear strap configured to extend around the rear of a user's head. The headgear assembly can include a chin strap coupled to the pair of opposing, semi-rigid side arms, the chin strap configured to extend around the user's chin.

Headgear assembly with semi-rigid side arms

Frame of a nasal mask

Headgear for a nasal mask

The apparatus, method, and system disclosed relates to a headgear assembly for a respiratory system for the delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient. The headgear comprises a yoke at least partially formed from an elastomeric material. The yoke is configured to be stretched under tension to attach the yoke to the headgear assembly.

Yoke for headgear

Direct nasal mask assembly

Headgear component for a nasal mask assembly

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Auckland, New Zealand

Priyanka Ferdinand Pereira