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Nose mask

  • US 7,210,481 B1
  • Filed: 05/26/2000
  • Issued: 05/01/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A nasal mask comprising:

  • a shell forming a chamber having an inlet and an outlet with a perimeter;

    a malleable element disposed around the entirety of said perimeter and only around said perimeter, said malleable element formable and capable of holding said shell in a selected configuration to produce a desired fit for a user; and

    a seal disposed proximate the outlet, said seal dimensioned and shaped to contact and seal with external skin around both nares at a base of a nose of said user donning the mask, wherein substantially all of the sealing occurs between the seal and the external skin.

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