MASK SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A mask system for delivery of a supply of gas at positive pressure to a patient for medical treatment, the mask system comprising:
- a frame module;
a cushion module provided to the frame module and adapted to form a seal with the patient'"'"'s face;
an elbow module provided to the frame module and adapted to be connected to an air delivery tube that delivers breathable gas to the patient; and
headgear removably attachable to the frame module to assist in maintaining the mask system in a desired adjusted position on the patient'"'"'s face, wherein;
the cushion module includes a main body and a cushion, the main body defining a breathing chamber and having an exterior surface directly engaged with a surface of the frame module, andthe main body and cushion together comprise a co-molded, integrated component, the main body comprising a molded polycarbonate material that interfaces with the frame module and the cushion comprises a molded silicone material adapted to interface with patient'"'"'s face, and the molded polycarbonate material of the main body is a more rigid material than the molded silicone material of the cushion.
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Abstract
A cushion module provided to a frame module for delivery of a supply of gas at positive pressure to be delivered to a patient'"'"'s airways, the cushion module comprising a main body and a cushion, the main body defining a breathing chamber and having an exterior surface adapted to directly engage with a surface of the frame module, wherein the main body and the cushion together comprise a co-molded, integrated component, the main body comprising a molded polycarbonate material adapted to directly contact the frame module and the cushion comprises a molded silicone material adapted to interface with patient'"'"'s face, and wherein the molded polycarbonate material of the main body is a more rigid material than the molded silicone material of the cushion.
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28 Claims
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1. A mask system for delivery of a supply of gas at positive pressure to a patient for medical treatment, the mask system comprising:
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a frame module; a cushion module provided to the frame module and adapted to form a seal with the patient'"'"'s face; an elbow module provided to the frame module and adapted to be connected to an air delivery tube that delivers breathable gas to the patient; and headgear removably attachable to the frame module to assist in maintaining the mask system in a desired adjusted position on the patient'"'"'s face, wherein; the cushion module includes a main body and a cushion, the main body defining a breathing chamber and having an exterior surface directly engaged with a surface of the frame module, and the main body and cushion together comprise a co-molded, integrated component, the main body comprising a molded polycarbonate material that interfaces with the frame module and the cushion comprises a molded silicone material adapted to interface with patient'"'"'s face, and the molded polycarbonate material of the main body is a more rigid material than the molded silicone material of the cushion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A cushion module provided to a frame module for delivery of a supply of gas at positive pressure to be delivered to a patient'"'"'s airways, the cushion module comprising:
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a main body and a cushion, the main body defining a breathing chamber and having an exterior surface adapted to directly engage with a surface of the frame module, wherein; the main body and the cushion together comprise a co-molded, integrated component, the main body comprising a molded polycarbonate material adapted to directly contact the frame module and the cushion comprises a molded silicone material adapted to interface with patient'"'"'s face, and wherein the molded polycarbonate material of the main body is a more rigid material than the molded silicone material of the cushion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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