Apparatus and method for cushioning a ventilation mask
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1. An apparatus for preventing facial wounds caused by an applied ventilation mask, comprising:
- a ventilation mask for providing breathable gases to a patient,a single piece, same-molded, cushion formed in an inverted “
V”
shape in which the lower portion of the inverted “
V”
is open, and including a plurality of ribs for cushioning, relieving pressure, and absorbing shock applied to said cushion by said ventilation mask,wherein the cushion comprises a superior portion and two inferior portions,wherein the superior portion corresponds to the vertex of the inverted “
V”
shape and has increased thickness to cushion the bridge of a wearer'"'"'s nose,wherein the superior portion is sized and shaped to contact the nose of a human while the two inferior portions are sized and shaped to respectively contact the cheekbones of the human such that the superior portion cushions the nose from the ventilation mask and the two inferior portions cushion the respective cheekbones from the ventilation mask.
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Abstract
Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for preventing facial wounds caused by an applied ventilation mask are provided. For example, the apparatus includes a cushion formed in an inverted “V” shape, wherein the cushion comprises a superior portion and two inferior portions, wherein the superior portion corresponds to the vertex of the inverted “V” shape, wherein the superior portion is configured to cushion the nose of a human, and wherein the two inferior portions are configured to cushion the cheekbones of a human.
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1. An apparatus for preventing facial wounds caused by an applied ventilation mask, comprising:
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a ventilation mask for providing breathable gases to a patient, a single piece, same-molded, cushion formed in an inverted “
V”
shape in which the lower portion of the inverted “
V”
is open, and including a plurality of ribs for cushioning, relieving pressure, and absorbing shock applied to said cushion by said ventilation mask,wherein the cushion comprises a superior portion and two inferior portions, wherein the superior portion corresponds to the vertex of the inverted “
V”
shape and has increased thickness to cushion the bridge of a wearer'"'"'s nose,wherein the superior portion is sized and shaped to contact the nose of a human while the two inferior portions are sized and shaped to respectively contact the cheekbones of the human such that the superior portion cushions the nose from the ventilation mask and the two inferior portions cushion the respective cheekbones from the ventilation mask. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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