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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2013
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Joel L. Kileny, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jeffrey Plott, Algonac, MI (US);
Albert J. Shih, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Lance Patak, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kevin Tremper, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Daniel Edward Lee, San Deigo, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A face mask that may be used for bag-mask ventilation, during the induction of general anesthesia for example, and allows for two-handed or ambidextrous use. The face mask includes a dome connected to a deformable rim, which forms an enclosed air space when the rim is pressed against a patient's face. The dome has a connection port and a contoured outer surface adjacent the connection port. The contoured outer surface includes contour features such as a pair of crossed composite recesses which may each receive a different one of a user's thumbs. The connection port is aligned with the patient's mouth when the mask is in use and an adapter may be included that attaches to the connection port and provides a ventilation port as well as an intubation port that is aligned with the mouth.