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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Resmed Limited, Bella Vista, AU;
Inventors:
Karthikeyan Selvarajan, Thronleigh, AU;
Christopher Scott Skipper, West Ryde, AU;
Joshua Adam Gudiksen, Mortdale, AU;
Steven John Lubke, Stanmore, AU;
Alison Oldenburg, Crows Nest, AU;
Murray William Lee, Quakers Hill, AU;
Assignee:
ResMed Limited, Bella Vista, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0816 (2013.01); A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 16/0633 (2014.02); A61M 16/0683 (2013.01); A61M 16/0825 (2014.02); A61M 16/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An elbow assembly for a mask system includes an elbow including a slot and a port, an anti-asphyxia valve adapted to be received within the slot and including a flap portion adapted to selectively close the port depending on the presence of pressurized gas, and a support member to secure the anti-asphyxia valve to the elbow. The support member includes a slot that is adapted to interlock with a protrusion provided to the anti-asphyxia valve.