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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Peter Chi Fai Ho, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/06 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B29K 83/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0622 (2014.02); B29C 64/106 (2017.08); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01); B29K 2083/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A support member for use in a sealing assembly of a patient interface device for delivering a flow of a breathing gas to the airway of a patient. The support member includes: a first end structured to be coupled to a frame member of the patent interface device; a second end structured to sealingly engage the face of a patient or to underlie a sealing flap which is structured to sealingly engage the face of a patient; and a sidewall which extends between the first end and the second end. The sidewall is formed from a plurality of beads of material.