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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2022
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Richard Thomas Haibach, Verona, PA (US);
Joyce Van Zanten, Waalre, NL;
Nicolaas Petrus Willard, Valkenswaard, NL;
Marco Baragona, Delft, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A coupling arrangement for use in securing a patient interface to the head of a patient. The fastening arrangement includes a first component having a source of a magnetic field and a second component having a mating component attracted to the source by the magnetic field. One or both of the source and/or a portion of the first component is moveable among: a shielded positioning wherein the source is shielded such that the maximum strength of the magnetic field outside of the first component is less than a predetermined value, and an unshielded positioning wherein the source is unshielded such that the maximum strength of the magnetic field outside of the first component is greater than or equal to the predetermined value.