MASK BEAD
First Claim
1. A mask bead for a patient interface, wherein the bead comprises a nose bridge region, one or more side regions, a base region, a mask bead attachment, and a bearing region on a patient, and wherein the bearing region extends from the side regions and the base region and also the nose bridge region to an opening and is designed as a sealing lip which frames the opening which serves at least for an introduction of a nose of the patient, the mask bead being formed from at least one elastic material and comprising at least one support structure which is designed to in part face the bearing region and to in part face the mask bead attachment.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a mask bead for a patient interface, comprising a nose bridge region, at least one side region, a base region, a mask bead attachment, and a bearing region on the patient. The bearing region extends from the side regions and the base region and also the nose bridge region to an opening and is designed as a sealing lip which frames the central opening which serves at least for the introduction of the nose of the patient. The mask bead is formed from at least one elastic material and comprises at least one support structure in the mask bead, which support structure is designed to in part face the bearing region and to in part face the mask bead attachment.
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20 Claims
- 1. A mask bead for a patient interface, wherein the bead comprises a nose bridge region, one or more side regions, a base region, a mask bead attachment, and a bearing region on a patient, and wherein the bearing region extends from the side regions and the base region and also the nose bridge region to an opening and is designed as a sealing lip which frames the opening which serves at least for an introduction of a nose of the patient, the mask bead being formed from at least one elastic material and comprising at least one support structure which is designed to in part face the bearing region and to in part face the mask bead attachment.
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2. The mask bead of claim, wherein the support structure surrounds the opening at least by two thirds or completely.
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19. A mask bead, wherein the bead comprises a nose bridge region, one or more side regions, a base region, a mask bead attachment, and a bearing region on a patient, wherein the bearing region extends from the side regions and the base region and also the nose bridge region to an opening and is designed as a sealing lip which frames the opening which serves at least for an introduction of a nose of the patient, the mask bead comprising at least one support structure and at least one kink region which form at least one adjustment region having a wall thickness of from 0.2 mm to 0.7 mm.
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20. A mask bead, wherein the bead comprises a nose bridge region, one or more side regions, a base region, a mask bead attachment, and a bearing region on a patient, and wherein the bearing region extends from the side regions and the base region and also the nose bridge region to an opening and is designed as a sealing lip which frames the opening which serves at least for an introduction of a nose of the patient, the mask bead comprising at least one support structure which has a wall thickness of from 2 mm to 1.8 mm, the nose bridge region having a wall thickness of from 0.2 mm to 0.7 mm, the base region having a wall thickness of from 0.5 mm to 1.2 mm and a side region having a wall thickness of from 1.2 mm to 2.5 mm.
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