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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2022
Resmed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista, AU;
Memduh Guney, Sydney, AU;
Rupert Christian Scheiner, Sydney, AU;
David Anthony Pidcock, Sydney, AU;
Gerard Michael Rummery, Woodford, AU;
Matthew Eves, Sydney, AU;
Craig David Edwards, Sydney, AU;
Melanie Lucia Cariola, Sydney, AU;
Muditha Pradeep Dantanarayana, Sydney, AU;
Michael Fu Pin Chen, Malmo, SE;
Christopher Scott Skipper, Sydney, AU;
Karthikeyan Selvarajan, Sydney, AU;
Steven John Lubke, Sydney, AU;
Bruce David Gregory, Sydney, AU;
Joel Edward Gibson, Sydney, AU;
Andrew David Cameron, Sydney, AU;
Philip Rodney Kwok, Sydney, AU;
ResMed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista, AU;
Abstract
A patient interface for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a nasal prong assembly including a pair of nasal prongs structured to sealingly communicate with nasal passages of a patient's nose in use and headgear to maintain the nasal prong assembly in a desired position on the patient's face. The headgear includes side straps and rigidizers provided to respective side straps. Each rigidizer includes a first end portion that provides a connector structured to engage a respective end of the nasal prong assembly and an inwardly curved protrusion in the form of a cheek support that curves inwardly of the connector. The cheek support is adapted to follow the contour of the patient's cheek and guide a respective end portion of the side strap into engagement with the patient's cheek to provide a stable cheek support.