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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2016
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Melissa Catherine Bornholdt, Auckland, NZ;
Max Leon Betteridge, Auckland, NZ;
Gregory James Olsen, Auckland, NZ;
Mark Arvind McLaren, Auckland, NZ;
Bernard Tsz Lun Ip, Auckland, NZ;
Simon Mittermeier, Auckland, NZ;
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Abstract
A respiratory mask system includes a headgear that, in use, secures the respiratory mask system to a patient's head. The headgear includes a pair of forehead straps that are coupled together by a forehead coupler to form a closed loop. The forehead coupler is removably connected to a frame of the respiratory mask such that the forehead straps remain in a closed loop. The pair of forehead straps can also be coupled together by positioning a male strap portion within an aperture of a female strap portion. The male strap portion has a free end that is configured to be received into the aperture. The male strap portion includes a plurality of notches that engage the aperture of the female strap portion and provide incremental adjustment. The free ends of the male and female strap portions have fasteners configured to engage the surface of the other strap portion.