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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2017
Resmed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista, AU;
Aaron Samuel Davidson, Sydney, AU;
Lemmy Nga, Sydney, AU;
Michael John Reid, Sydney, AU;
Angelene Marie Ozolins, Sydney, AU;
Scott Alexander Howard, Sydney, AU;
Amal Shirley Amarasinghe, Sydney, AU;
Dimitri Marco Maurer, Gosford, AU;
Bart Jeremy Caffin, Sydney, AU;
ResMed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista, AU;
Abstract
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.