Resmed Limited

Resmed Pty Ltd

Redmed Pty Ltd

Scott Alexander Howard

Philip Thomas Stallard

Vincent Chu

Eva Ng

Murray William Lee

Susan Robyn Lynch

Michael John Reid

Joshua Adam Gudiksen

Mark Bertinetti

Aaron Samuel Davidson

Christopher Scott Skipper

Matthew Eves

Steven John Lubke

Melanie Lucia Cariola

Gerard Michael Rummery

Lee James Veliss

Adam Francis Barlow

Alison Oldenburg

Alicia Kristianne Wells

Michiel Kooij

Rupert Christian Scheiner

Gregory Scott Smart

Karthikeyan Selvarajan

Dieter Heidmann

Renee Frances Flower

Timothy Shawn Nelson

Justin John Formica

Robin Garth Hitchcock

Bernd Christoph Lang

Achim Biener

Joel Edward Gibson

Fiona Catherine Carroll

Damien Julian Mazzone

Amal Shirley Amarasinghe

Errol Savio Alex D'Souza

Lemmy Nga

Dimitri Marco Maurer

Angelene Marie Ozolins

Bart Jeremy Caffin

Philip Rodney Kwok

Shiva Kumar Shanmuga Sundara

Renee Frances Doherty

David Mark Gilliver

Brett Thomas Lindsay

Richard Sokolov

Robert Edward Henry

Donald Darkin

Enrico Brambilla

Paul Jan Klasek

David John Worboys

Glenn Richards

James William Charles Vandyke

Peter John Sweeney

Bruce Richard Davies

Adam Vivian Benjafield

Luke Maguire

Phillip Thomas Stallard

Victor Eduardo Solis

Neil Raymond Shaddick

Geoffrey Crumblin

Daniel Robert Judson

Ian Frederick Johnson

George Giles Campbell

Paul Stewart Huxtable

Errol Savvio Alex D'Souza

Nicholas John Roseby

William Murray Lee

Susan Robin Lynch

A respiratory mask assembly includes a frame having a channel and a cushioning element including a clip portion adapted for interference seal and retention in the channel. The cushioning element includes an interfacing portion constructed from foam and having a wider width than the clip portion.

Interface including a foam cushioning element

A patient interface includes a hollow base with an air inlet configured to be connected to an air delivery tube and receive the pressurized flow of respiratory gas. The hollow base further includes a pair of nozzles extending from the hollow base. Each nozzle is configured to receive the pressurized flow of respiratory gas from a respective one of the pair of air outlets. A continuous flexible adhesive strip of material configured to adhere to a side of the patient's nose and support the hollow base and the pair of nozzles on the patient's face to form a sealed airpath from the hollow base to the patient's nasal airways. The hollow base comprises a first portion from which the pair of nozzles extend and a second portion that is attachable to the air delivery tube. The second portion is more rigid than the first portion.

Patient interface systems

An interfacing structure is arranged to cooperate with a frame to contact with the skin of a patient. The interfacing structure includes a clip portion joined to a cushioning component. The frame is more rigid than the clip portion and the clip portion is more rigid than the cushioning component.

Foam-based interfacing structure

A patient interface assembly includes a flexible cushion configured to sealingly engage the patient's nares and a frame with a pair of flexible extending members that extend laterally from opposite sides of the frame. The frame and the flexible cushion together form a chamber. The patient interface assembly also includes a positioning and stabilising structure configured to maintain the flexible cushion in engagement with the patient's nares. The positioning and stabilizing structure has a pair of headgear straps. Each headgear strap is connected to a respective one of the flexible extending members. The flexible extending members do not form an airflow path for the breathable gas. The headgear straps have a multi-layered structure, at least one layer being made of fabric and at least one layer being made of plastic. In addition, the at least one plastic layer is a rigidizer that adds rigidity to the respective headgear strap.

Unobtrusive interface system

A mask system including a frame module and a cushion module provided to the frame module and adapted to form a seal with the patient's face. The cushion module includes a main body defining a breathing chamber and adapted to interface with the frame module and a cushion adapted to form a seal with the patient's face. The main body and the cushion are comolded with one another.

Self-adjusting mask system

A patient interface includes a hollow base with an air inlet configured to receive the pressurized flow of respiratory gas in a first direction. The hollow base further includes a pair of air outlets configured to discharge the pressurized flow of respiratory gas in a second direction that is substantially parallel to the first direction. The patient interface also includes a pair of nasal posts. Each nasal post is removably connected to a respective air outlet of the hollow base and is configured to sealingly engage one of the patient's nostrils. In addition, the patient interface includes an adhesive support configured to support the hollow base and nasal posts on the patient's face. The adhesive support is configured to adhere to the patient's nose. An end of each nasal post comprises a ring configured to interlock with the respective air outlet to secure the nasal post with the air outlet.

A mouth cushion for a mask system includes a side wall, an undercushion extending away from the side wall, and a membrane provided to substantially surround the undercushion and adapted to form a continuous seal around an exterior of a patient's mouth in use. The side wall includes spaced-apart prong support structures that provide annular recesses adapted to support respective nasal prongs. Each prong support structure includes an alignment indicator to aid correct assembly of the respective nasal prong.

Cushion for mask system

A respiratory mask assembly includes a frame having a channel and a cushioning element including a clip portion adapted for interference seal and removable retention in the channel. The cushioning element includes an interfacing portion constructed from foam and adapted to contact the patient's face in use. The interfacing portion may have a wider width than the clip portion.

A mask assembly adapted for use with a positive airway pressure device, includes a mask frame, an elbow assembly provided to the frame, a cushion provided to the frame, a forehead support assembly, and a neck to connect the frame to the forehead support assembly, wherein the neck includes a pair of side walls having a streamlined design that is made to look sleek and reduce or minimize obtrusiveness. The pair of side walls may take the form of a single wall or more than two walls. The mask frame may include a recessed port structure including at least one port having access to an interior of the frame which at least in part with the cushion defines a breathing chamber in communication with a nasal passage of the patient in use. The mask frame may also include a channel to receive the cushion. The channel is formed by an outer wall and an inner wall and the channel includes an inner surface having a bead to engage with an outer surface of an edge of the cushion. The forehead support assembly includes a forehead support and a forehead pad coupled to the forehead support. The elbow assembly includes an elbow connectable to the mask frame. A cover is releasably connectable to the elbow. The cover includes a venting area including a plurality of vent holes.

Mask assembly with cushion-receiving channel and partial bead therein

A cushion pad for a mask worn by a patient, comprising a first side to contact skin of the patient, and a second side, opposite the first side, to contact or face the mask. The pad has a main body portion having a central portion shaped to cover a portion of the patient's nose extending from above the nose tip to the nasal bridge region without obstructing the patient's line of sight, and lateral side portions to extend downward and terminate along the sides of the nose or on the patient's cheeks. The main body is made of a breathable material, e.g., foam. The pad may include adhesive and/or an attached portion, e.g., a ring, to couple the pad to the patient and/or portion of the mask.

Pad for a mask

A nasal or full-face mask frame includes a main body and a vent assembly provided to the main body. The vent assembly includes a plurality of holes arranged in at least one column. The holes are positioned on a relatively flat and/or non-recessed portion of the main body.

Frame and vent assembly for mask assembly

A patient interface is configured to deliver a flow of pressurized breathable gas to a patient's airways. The patient interface includes a central portion with an opening configured to deliver the pressurized breathable gas to the patient's nares. A first stabilizing portion extends from the central portion and is structured to engage an outer side of a respective one of the patient's nostrils. A second stabilizing portion is opposite the first stabilizing portion and extends from the central portion. In addition, the second stabilizing surface is structured to engage an outer side of a respective one of the patient's nostrils. The central portion, the first stabilizing portion and the second stabilizing portion cooperate to form a U-shape configured to cradle the patient's nose so that the tip of the patient's nose remains exposed when the patient interface is mounted on the patient's face.

A mouth cushion () for a mask system includes a side wall (), an undercushion () extending away from the side wall (), and a membrane () provided to substantially surround the undercushion () and adapted to form a continuous seal around an exterior of a patient's mouth in use. The side wall () includes spaced-apart prong support structures () that provide annular recesses () adapted to support respective nasal prongs (). Each prong support structure () includes an alignment indicator () to aid correct assembly of the respective nasal prong ().

A patient interface system for delivering a flow of breathable gas to a patient includes a patient interface structure configured to sealingly engage the face of the patient and a retaining element configured for application to the patient. The retaining element is configured to support the patient interface structure in sealing engagement with the face of the patient. The retaining element includes an adhesive and/or at least one strap. In addition, the patient interface structure is configured to be released from and re-engaged with the retaining element for re-positioning of the patient interface structure relative to the patient's face in a plurality of positions while the retaining element remains supported by the patient.

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Scott Alexander Howard