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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2005
Brian Woodard, Chicago, IL (US);
Ngee Lee, Chicago, IL (US);
Edward M. Geiselhart, Chicago, IL (US);
Chris Houghton, Chicago, IL (US);
Benjamin K. Sun, San Francisco, CA (US);
Shiv Kumar, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian Woodard, Chicago, IL (US);
Ngee Lee, Chicago, IL (US);
Edward M. Geiselhart, Chicago, IL (US);
Chris Houghton, Chicago, IL (US);
Benjamin K. Sun, San Francisco, CA (US);
Shiv Kumar, San Jose, CA (US);
Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
A system for adjusting a gas delivery mask is provided. The system may include a first housing portion, a first rim flexibly coupled to the first housing portion by a flexible member, a second housing portion coupled to the first housing portion, a second rim associated with the second housing portion, and a ball rotatably disposed between the first and second rims and having a gas passageway extending therethrough. The ball may be maintained in contact with both the first and second rims by a resiliency of the flexible member.