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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2024
Resmed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista, AU;
Achim Biener, Aufkirchen, DE;
Christian Bayer, Penzberg, DE;
Fred Komorowski, Munich, DE;
Bernd Christoph Lang, Graefelfing, DE;
ResMed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista, AU;
Abstract
A patient interface for delivering a flow of air to an entrance of a patient's airways includes a plenum chamber configured to receive a flow of air, one or more prongs configured to deliver the flow of air from the plenum chamber to the entrance of a patient's airways, a rigid frame configured to engage a cheek of the patient in use, and a headgear coupled to the rigid frame and configured to engage with the patient's head to locate the one or more prongs in use. The rigid frame includes a central portion that overlaps and extends past the plenum chamber in an anterior direction and in a posterior direction. In addition, the rigid frame is disengaged from the plenum chamber in the anterior direction.