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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Resmed Limited, Bella Vista, AU;
Inventor:
Michael Berthon-Jones, Leonay, AU;
Assignee:
ResMed Limited, Bella Vista, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 18/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0683 (2013.01); A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 16/0066 (2013.01); A61M 16/0816 (2013.01); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 16/20 (2013.01); A61M 16/065 (2014.02); A61M 16/0694 (2014.02); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mask assembly includes a mask with an inflatable bladder. The internal pressure of the inflatable bladder can be set to be higher than the delivered therapeutic pressure. The pressure offset may be constant, or it may vary over the range of therapeutic pressures. Thus, the force necessary to maintain a contact seal between the mask and the patient can be reduced, thereby providing a system that is more comfortable to the patient, which increases patient compliance.