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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2006
Applicant:
Joseph Douglas Vandine, Newark, CA (US);
Inventor:
Joseph Douglas Vandine, Newark, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 18/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A breathing assistance system may include a patient interface configured to interface with a patient to communicate gas received from a gas delivery apparatus to the patient, and a securing system configured to secure the patient interface against the patient's face. The securing system may include one or more walls forming a generally tubular structure open at least at one end. At least a portion of the one or more walls may be elastic such that at least a portion of the generally tubular structure can be stretched over the patient's head.