Application device for a breathing mask arrangement
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1. A breathing mask arrangement for providing respiratory therapy to a patient, the breathing mask arrangement comprising:
- a mask frame including headband coupling structures;
a mask provided to the mask frame, the mask including a body portion and a sealing portion,the mask forming a mask interior pressurizable to a therapeutic pressure above ambient pressure,wherein the body portion includes an inlet structured to receive a flow of air at the therapeutic pressure for breathing by the patient,wherein the mask includes an inside surface exposed to said therapeutic pressure in use and an outside surface exposed to ambient pressure, and the mask frame is arranged along the outside surface and outside the mask interior of the mask,the sealing portion is constructed and arranged to form a seal with a patient'"'"'s face; and
a forehead support device movably mounted to the mask frame for adjustable movement with respect to the mask frame,wherein the body portion of the mask is movably mounted to the mask frame to allow adjustable movement of the mask with respect to the mask frame, and the adjustable movement of the mask is independent of the adjustable movement of the forehead support device.
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Abstract
A breathing mask arrangement includes a mask frame, a sealing structure provided to the mask frame and adapted to form a seal with a patient'"'"'s face, and a forehead support device movably mounted to the mask frame for adjustable movement with respect to the mask frame. The sealing structure is movably mounted to the mask frame for adjustable movement with respect to the mask frame, and the adjustable movement of the sealing structure is independent of the adjustable movement of the forehead support device.
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1. A breathing mask arrangement for providing respiratory therapy to a patient, the breathing mask arrangement comprising:
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a mask frame including headband coupling structures; a mask provided to the mask frame, the mask including a body portion and a sealing portion, the mask forming a mask interior pressurizable to a therapeutic pressure above ambient pressure, wherein the body portion includes an inlet structured to receive a flow of air at the therapeutic pressure for breathing by the patient, wherein the mask includes an inside surface exposed to said therapeutic pressure in use and an outside surface exposed to ambient pressure, and the mask frame is arranged along the outside surface and outside the mask interior of the mask, the sealing portion is constructed and arranged to form a seal with a patient'"'"'s face; and a forehead support device movably mounted to the mask frame for adjustable movement with respect to the mask frame, wherein the body portion of the mask is movably mounted to the mask frame to allow adjustable movement of the mask with respect to the mask frame, and the adjustable movement of the mask is independent of the adjustable movement of the forehead support device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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