Reinforcing Member for a Patient Interface
First Claim
1. A patient interface comprising:
- a frame;
a cushion having a non-face-contacting portion connected to the frame and a face-contacting portion adapted to engage the patient'"'"'s face in use, the face-contacting portion including a side wall and a flexible membrane extending from the side wall; and
a reinforcing member provided to at least a portion of an interior and/or exterior surface of the side wall of the cushion, the reinforcing member providing reinforcement to the side wall of the cushion to at least limit lateral expansion of the cushion in use,wherein the reinforcing member has a stiffness that is selectively varied along its length.
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Abstract
A patient interface includes a frame, a cushion, and a reinforcing member. The cushion has a non-face-contacting portion connected to the frame and a face-contacting portion adapted to engage the patient'"'"'s face in use. The face-contacting portion includes a side wall and a flexible membrane extending from the side wall. The reinforcing member is provided to at least a portion of an interior and/or exterior surface of the side wall of the cushion. The reinforcing member provides reinforcement to the side wall of the cushion to at least limit lateral expansion of the cushion in use. The reinforcing member may have a stiffness that is selectively varied along its length.
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37 Claims
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1. A patient interface comprising:
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a frame; a cushion having a non-face-contacting portion connected to the frame and a face-contacting portion adapted to engage the patient'"'"'s face in use, the face-contacting portion including a side wall and a flexible membrane extending from the side wall; and a reinforcing member provided to at least a portion of an interior and/or exterior surface of the side wall of the cushion, the reinforcing member providing reinforcement to the side wall of the cushion to at least limit lateral expansion of the cushion in use, wherein the reinforcing member has a stiffness that is selectively varied along its length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A patient interface comprising:
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a frame; a cushion having a non-face-contacting portion connected to the frame and a face-contacting portion adapted to engage the patient'"'"'s face in use, the face-contacting portion including a side wall and a flexible membrane extending from the side wall; and a reinforcing member provided to at least a portion of an interior and/or exterior surface of the side wall of the cushion, the reinforcing member providing reinforcement to the side wall of the cushion to at least limit lateral expansion of the cushion in use, wherein the reinforcing member includes at least one reinforcing rib integrally molded with the side wall of the cushion. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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