Breathing mask arrangement and a forehead support device for same
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1. A breathing mask arrangement comprising:
- an arch body,a sealing lip adapted to bear against a face of a mask user,a respiratory gas conduit to feed respiratory gas to a mask internal space which is defined by the arch body and which is adapted to communicate with a nose and/or mouth opening of the mask user, andan application structure that supports the sealing lip jointly with the arch body, wherein the application structure has a carrier portion on which a respiratory gas conduit member is coupled,wherein the application structure has a front side and a rear side, and the application structure defines an opening through which at least a portion of the arch body is exposed towards the front side of the application structure.
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Abstract
A forehead cushion for a forehead support of a breathing mask arrangement includes a cushion element including a contact surface adapted to contact a patient'"'"'s forehead and provide a distribution of contact force and a coupling element provided to the cushion element. The coupling element is adapted to couple the cushion element to the forehead support. The cushion element is movable with respect to the coupling element to achieve different contact positions on the patient'"'"'s forehead.
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148 Claims
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1. A breathing mask arrangement comprising:
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an arch body, a sealing lip adapted to bear against a face of a mask user, a respiratory gas conduit to feed respiratory gas to a mask internal space which is defined by the arch body and which is adapted to communicate with a nose and/or mouth opening of the mask user, and an application structure that supports the sealing lip jointly with the arch body, wherein the application structure has a carrier portion on which a respiratory gas conduit member is coupled, wherein the application structure has a front side and a rear side, and the application structure defines an opening through which at least a portion of the arch body is exposed towards the front side of the application structure. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A breathing mask arrangement comprising:
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an arch body, a sealing lip adapted to bear against a face of a mask user, a respiratory gas conduit to feed respiratory gas to a mask internal space which is defined by the arch body and which is adapted to communicate with a nose and/or mouth opening of the mask user, and an application structure that supports the sealing lip jointly with the arch body, wherein the arch body and the sealing lip are produced integrally from an elastomer material and can be inserted as a releasably fixable unit into the application structure, wherein the arch body includes a plurality of outlet openings for gas washout. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A breathing mask arrangement, comprising:
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an arch body; a sealing lip adapted to rest on a face of a mask user; a respiratory gas conduit member to supply respiratory gas to a mask interior which is defined by the arch body and which is adapted to communicate with a nose and/or mouth opening of the mask user; a forehead support device including a contact element adapted to contact the forehead region of the mask user and a holding device that releasably holds the contact element in tiltably movable manner relative to the forehead support device, wherein the holding device includes a pivot device; and an application structure that supports the sealing lip together with the arch body and the forehead support device. - View Dependent Claims (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, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A breathing mask arrangement, comprising:
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a frame; a seal provided to the frame and adapted to receive a nose region of a mask user; a respiratory gas conduit member provided to the frame, the respiratory gas conduit member including a rotatably fitted hose connecting sleeve adapted to couple to a respiratory gas hose; a forehead support movably coupled to the frame by an adjusting device, the adjusting device configured to allow pivotal movement of the forehead support with respect to the frame about a pivot axis, the adjusting device including a fixing mechanism by which the forehead support and the frame can be fixed in a selected relative position; forehead cushion elements each including a contact surface adapted to contact a patient'"'"'s forehead and a coupling element adapted to couple the cushion element to the forehead support, wherein the coupling element includes a push-in foot adapted to be received within a respective opening provided in the forehead support. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A breathing mask arrangement for delivering breathable gas to a patient, comprising:
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a frame having an open construction that provides an annular mask retaining portion; and a nasal mask having a body portion that defines a mask interior breathing chamber and a sealing portion structured to engage a patient'"'"'s face, wherein the nasal mask is removably attachable within the annular mask retaining portion of the frame such that the breathing chamber is provided on one side of the annular mask retaining portion and the sealing portion is provided on the opposite side of the annular mask retaining portion, and the annular mask retaining portion includes fixing plates adapted to engage within respective pocket portions provided in the nasal mask. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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43. A breathing mask arrangement for delivering breathable gas to a patient, comprising:
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a frame having an open construction that provides an annular mask retaining portion; and a nasal mask having a body portion that defines a mask interior breathing chamber and a sealing portion structured to engage a patient'"'"'s face, wherein the nasal mask is removably attachable within the annular mask retaining portion of the frame, the annular mask retaining portion including a ring-shaped configuration that defines an inwardly facing annular retaining surface adapted to engage an outwardly facing side wall of the body portion, and the body portion includes a retaining structure adapted to engage over a side of the annular mask retaining portion. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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50. A respiratory mask, comprising:
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a frame; a seal provided to the frame and adapted to form a seal with a user'"'"'s face; a forehead support provided to the frame; and a forehead pad removably secured to the forehead support, the forehead pad including; a base body having a contact surface and an opposing outer surface, wherein the base body is constructed to flex to maintain the contact surface in a position which is substantially parallel to a user'"'"'s forehead in use; a shank portion formed on and projecting from the outer surface of the base body; and a head portion formed at a projecting end of the shank portion. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A respiratory mask, comprising:
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a frame; a seal provided to the frame and adapted to form a seal with a user'"'"'s face; a forehead support provided to the frame; and a flexible forehead pad assembly removably secured to the forehead support, the flexible forehead pad assembly including; two forehead pads connected by a flexible bridge portion, each forehead pad including; a base body defining a first surface and a contact surface opposed to the first surface and adapted to contact a user'"'"'s forehead; a shank portion projecting from the first surface; and a head portion mounted on the shank portion and adapted to pass through an aperture in the forehead support in use. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 140, 141, 142)
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60. A breathing mask arrangement for delivering breathable gas to a patient, comprising:
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a frame; a mask having a body portion that defines a mask interior breathing chamber and a sealing portion structured to engage a patient'"'"'s face, the body portion and the sealing portion being integrally formed in one piece; a respiratory gas conduit member provided to the frame, the respiratory gas conduit member including a rotatably fitted hose connecting sleeve adapted to couple to a respiratory gas hose; and a forehead support pivotally mounted to the frame for pivotal movement with respect to the frame about a pivot axis, the forehead support including a forehead cushion element having a contact surface adapted to contact a patient'"'"'s forehead, the forehead cushion element including a push-in foot adapted to be received within a respective opening provided in the forehead support to couple the cushion element to the forehead support. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A breathing mask arrangement for delivering breathable gas to a patient, comprising:
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a frame including a mask retaining portion; and a mask having a body portion that defines a mask interior breathing chamber and a sealing portion structured to engage a patient'"'"'s face, wherein the mask is attachable to the mask retaining portion of the frame such that the body portion forms an exterior surface exposed at a front side of the mask and the sealing portion defines a rear side of the mask, and the mask retaining portion includes fixing members adapted to engage within respective openings provided in the mask wherein the body portion includes a nose region that engages over a top side of the mask retaining portion. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A respiratory mask, comprising:
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a frame; a seal provided to the frame and adapted to form a seal with a user'"'"'s face; a forehead support provided to the frame; and a forehead cushion removably secured to the forehead support, the forehead cushion including a base body having a contact surface adapted to contact a user'"'"'s forehead and a coupling portion structured to couple the base body to the forehead support and allow pivotal and/or tilting movement of the base body relative to the forehead support, the coupling portion including a support foot adapted to be received within a respective opening provided in the forehead support. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148)
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88. A respiratory mask, comprising:
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a frame; a seal provided to the frame and adapted to form a seal with a user'"'"'s face; a forehead support provided to the frame; and a forehead cushion removably secured to the forehead support, the forehead cushion including two contact elements connected to one another by a flexible bridge portion, each contact element including a base body having a contact surface adapted to contact a user'"'"'s forehead and a coupling portion structured to couple the base body to the forehead support and allow pivotal and/or tilting movement of the base body relative to the forehead support, the coupling portion including a push-in foot adapted to be received within a respective opening provided in the forehead support, the forehead support including arm elements adapted to support the forehead cushion, each arm element including an end portion that provides an opening through which a portion of an upper headband arrangement of a headband is structured to pass, the respiratory mask further comprising holding clips or loops structured to be coupled to a lower headband arrangement of the headband. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110)
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111. A respiratory mask, comprising:
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a frame; a seal provided to the frame and adapted to form a seal with a user'"'"'s face; a forehead support provided to the frame; and a forehead cushion removably secured to the forehead support, the forehead cushion including;
two contact elements connected to one another by a flexible bridge portion, each contact element including a base body having a contact surface adapted to contact a user'"'"'s forehead and a coupling portion structured to couple the base body to the forehead support and allow pivotal and/or tilting movement of the base body relative to the forehead support,the coupling portion including a push-in foot adapted to be received within a respective opening provided in the forehead support, the forehead support including arm elements adapted to support the forehead cushion, each arm element including an end portion that provides an opening through which a portion of an upper headband arrangement of a headband is structured to pass, the respiratory mask further comprising holding clips or loops structured to be coupled to a lower headband arrangement of the headband, wherein the forehead cushion is formed of an elastomeric material, wherein the base body includes a pad like configuration, wherein the contact surface of the base body is concavely inwardly curved, wherein the forehead cushion includes holes or passages through the contact surface, wherein the coupling portion of the forehead cushion that allows pivotal and/or tilting movement of the base body relative to the forehead support is formed by an elastomer structure, wherein the forehead cushion is formed integrally, wherein at least a surface portion of the contact surface adapted to contact with the skin of the mask user has a matt surface, wherein the forehead support is T-shaped, wherein the mask is adapted to be in communication with the nose and/or mouth opening of the user, wherein the opening, through which the portion of the upper headband arrangement of the headband is structured to pass, of each arm element is arranged in such a way that the opening is covered over towards the user of the mask by the forehead cushion.
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112. A respiratory mask, comprising:
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an arch body, a sealing lip adapted to form a seal with a user'"'"'s face; a frame that supports the sealing lip jointly with the arch body; a respiratory gas conduit member provided to the frame and adapted to feed respiratory gas to a mask internal space which is defined by the arch body and which is adapted to communicate with a nose and mouth opening of the user'"'"'s face; a forehead support provided to the frame; and a forehead pad removably secured to the forehead support, the forehead pad including; a base body having a contact surface and an opposing outer surface, wherein the base body is constructed to flex to maintain the contact surface in a position which is substantially parallel to a user'"'"'s forehead in use; a shank portion formed on and projecting from the outer surface of the base body; and a head portion formed at a projecting end of the shank portion. - View Dependent Claims (113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128)
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129. A respiratory mask, comprising:
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a frame; a mask releasably engaged with the frame and having a body portion defining a mask internal space and a sealing portion structured to engage a patient'"'"'s face; a respiratory gas conduit member coupled to the frame and adapted to feed respiratory gas to the mask internal space defined by the body portion; a forehead support supporting a forehead cushioning element that is structured to engage a patient'"'"'s forehead, at least part of the forehead support being movably coupled to the frame to allow movement of the forehead support relative to the frame to thereby adjust the position of the forehead cushioning element relative to the patient; an adjustment arrangement to allow selective adjustment of the forehead support relative to the frame in a plurality of predetermined or fixed positions, wherein the frame has a front side and a rear side, and the frame defines an opening through which at least a portion of the body portion is exposed towards the front side of the frame, wherein the forehead cushioning element includes a base body having a contact surface adapted to contact a user'"'"'s forehead and a coupling portion structured to couple the base body to the forehead support and allow pivotal and/or tilting movement of the base body relative to the forehead support, and wherein the body portion of the mask includes an opening portion, and the respiratory gas conduit member includes an end portion that projects into the opening portion of the body portion. - View Dependent Claims (130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139)
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