Respiratory mask with user interface
First Claim
1. A respiration-related mask with a user interface for custom fitting the mask to a person'"'"'s face to reduce leaks and skin irritation comprising:
- a respiration-related mask that directs a breathable gas into a person'"'"'s nose, mouth, or both;
two or more differentially and selectively movable members that are part of the mask, wherein differential and selective movement of these members changes the face-contacting contour of the mask; and
a user interface that allows the person to differentially and selectively adjust the movable members so as to better fit the face-contacting contour of the mask to the person'"'"'s face while the person is wearing the mask.
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Abstract
This invention is a respiratory mask for delivering pressurized gas with a perimeter that can be custom fitted to the contours of a person'"'"'s face by active and individual adjustment of multiple shape-changing members in the body of the mask. In different embodiments of this invention, the shape-changing members may be located around the perimeter of the mask and individually adjusted by inflation, other pneumatic means, hydraulic means, electric means, or magnetic means. The resulting mask can conform to the contours of an individual'"'"'s face, even while they sleep, so that there are no places around the mask that fit too tightly (causing irritation, skin marks, and pain) and no places that fit too loosely (causing air leaks).
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19 Claims
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1. A respiration-related mask with a user interface for custom fitting the mask to a person'"'"'s face to reduce leaks and skin irritation comprising:
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a respiration-related mask that directs a breathable gas into a person'"'"'s nose, mouth, or both; two or more differentially and selectively movable members that are part of the mask, wherein differential and selective movement of these members changes the face-contacting contour of the mask; and a user interface that allows the person to differentially and selectively adjust the movable members so as to better fit the face-contacting contour of the mask to the person'"'"'s face while the person is wearing the mask. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A respiration-related mask with a user interface for custom fitting the mask to a person'"'"'s face to reduce leaks and skin irritation comprising:
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a respiration-related mask that directs a breathable gas into a person'"'"'s nose, mouth, or both; two or more differentially and selectively movable members that are part of the mask, wherein differential and selective movement of these members changes the face-contacting contour of the mask; wherein these members are located along the face-contacting contour of the mask that defines a space that channels the breathable gas into the person'"'"'s nose, mouth, or both; and wherein these members can be differentially and selectively moved by one or more means selected from the group consisting of;
inflation by a gas, or other pneumatic means;
expansion by a liquid or gel, or other hydraulic means;
movement by magnetic force, such as repulsion or attraction; and
the operation of small electromechanical motors, such as Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems (MEMS);and a user interface that allows the person to differentially and selectively adjust the movable members so as to better fit the face-contacting contour of the mask to the person'"'"'s face while the person is wearing the mask. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A respiration-related mask with a user interface for custom fitting the mask to a person'"'"'s face to reduce leaks and skin irritation comprising:
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a respiration-related mask that directs a breathable gas into a person'"'"'s nose, mouth, or both; two or more differentially and selectively movable members that are part of the mask, wherein differential and selective movement of these members changes the face-contacting contour of the mask; wherein these members are located along the face-contacting contour of the mask that defines a space that channels the breathable gas into the person'"'"'s nose, mouth, or both; and wherein these members can be differentially and selectively moved by one or more means selected from the group consisting of;
inflation by a gas, or other pneumatic means;
expansion by a liquid or gel, or other hydraulic means;
movement by magnetic force, such as repulsion or attraction; and
the operation of small electromechanical motors, such as Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems (MEMS);and a user interface that allows the person to differentially and selectively adjust the movable members so as to better fit the face-contacting contour of the mask to the person'"'"'s face while the person is wearing the mask, wherein movement of the differentially and selectively movable members is controlled by a remote control unit, at least ten inches away from the main body of the mask, that transmits control signals through wires, wireless transmission, or fiber optics. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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