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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Inventors:
Alastair Edwin McAuley, Auckland, NZ;
Christopher Earl Nightingale, Auckland, NZ;
Aidan Mark Shotbolt, Dunedin, NZ;
Stuart Robert Allen Grant, Auckland, NZ;
Lewis George Gradon, Auckland, NZ;
Assignee:
FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/20 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0622 (2014.02); A61M 16/0057 (2013.01); A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 16/0616 (2014.02); A61M 16/0633 (2014.02); A61M 16/0655 (2014.02); A61M 16/0683 (2013.01); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 16/208 (2013.01);
Abstract
A patient interface that is comfortable for a user to wear is disclosed. The patient interface includes a forehead rest and cushion. In particular the cushion includes a deformable resilient member that when compressed creates a uniformly and gradually increasing force while evenly distributing the pressure on the forehead of the patient.