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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2015
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Nathaniel Stephens, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Duon Alex Truong, Plum Borough, PA (US);
Dina Colangelo, Murrysville, PA (US);
Lauren Patricia Chodkowski, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jonathan Sayer Grashow, Cheswick, PA (US);
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A minimal weight patient interface device that delivers breathing gas to a user includes a cushion assembling including a support cushion assembly and a sealing member is described herein. In one exemplary embodiment, the support cushion assembly includes a wedge that is made of a high density foam received within a wedge receiving portion of the support cushion assembly. In the exemplary embodiment, the cushion assembly is formed by the sealing member fitting over the support cushion assembly. The sealing member, in one embodiment, is made of silicone, for example, having a low durometer value (e.g., between 5-10 Shore 00). Furthermore, in one embodiment, the patient interface device also includes a faceplate that is placed over the cushion assembly and is made of a thermoform, such as a high density foam laminated between two pieces of fabric, such as polyester.