Ventilation interface

• US 8,887,725 B2
• Filed: 05/10/2006
• Issued: 11/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salter Labs, LLC
• Original Assignee: Respcare, Inc. (SunMed Group Holdings LLC)
• Inventors: Hernandez, Shara, Collazo, Louis Javier
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu, Justine
• Assistant Examiner(s): Stuart, Colin W
• Application Number:
  US11/430,902
• Publication Number:
  US 20070272249A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,114 Days
• Field of Search: 128/206.28, 128/205.25, 128/206.27, 128/206.21, 128/207.18, 128/207.13
• US Class Current: 128/205.25
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/06 Respiratory or anaesthetic masks
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0611 with a gusset portion
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0622 having an underlying cushion
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0666 Nasal cannulas or tubing devices for improving normal breathing through the nose A61F5/08; nose filters A62B23/06; outside holding devices A61M25/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0694 Chin straps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0816 Joints or connectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/20 Valves specially adapted to medical respiratory devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2210/0618 Nose
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2210/0625 Mouth

Abstract

A respiration assist mask having an input gas feed tube, a ventilation interface, a facial interface and nasal inserts. The gas feed tube can connect to the ventilation interface and form a seal. The ventilation interface may be joined with the facial interface to form a seal between the ventilation interface and the facial interface, as well as between the facial interface and the face of a user. Additionally, nasal inserts may be inserted into a portion of the facial interface and form a seal between the inserts and the facial interface.

Claims

1. A ventilation device, comprising:

a ventilation interface configured to connect to a positive gas pressure source supplying a gas to the ventilation interface;

a cushioned facial interface connected to the ventilation interface, the cushioned facial interface having a gas exit configured to seal over the mouth of a user, at least one nasal opening, and at least one receiving flange proximate the at least one nasal opening; and

at least one removable nasal pillow, the at least one removable nasal pillow having a nasal insert portion, a coupling portion, and an indented portion that allows movement of the nasal insert portion relative to the coupling portion, the coupling portion with at least three flanges and two grooves formed between the at least three flanges and configured to allow for coupling to the cushioned facial interface, wherein at least two of the flanges and at least one of the grooves are all sized to receive and to seal against the at least one receiving flange and couple the at least one removable nasal pillow to the cushioned facial interface.

2. The ventilation device of claim 1, wherein the at least one nasal pillow is coupled to a second removable nasal pillow with a connecting member.

3. The ventilation device of claim 2, wherein the connecting member is removably attached to the at least one removable nasal pillow and the second removable nasal pillow.

4. The ventilation device of claim 1, wherein the cushioned facial interface has a membrane, and the at least one nasal pillow has a nasal insert portion defining a distance between a top edge of the membrane and a bottom edge of the nasal insert portion that is approximately 0.030″

to 2″

.

5. The ventilation device of claim 1, wherein the at least one receiving flange of the cushioned facial interface has an upper surface, a lower surface, and nasal opening surface that are all configured to seal against the at least two of the flanges and at least one of the grooves.

6. The ventilation device of claim 1, wherein the at least two flanges of the at least one removable nasal pillow includes an upper flange with a lower surface and a lower flange with an upper surface and the at least one groove includes a side surface between the lower surface and the upper surface, wherein the upper surface, the lower surface, and the side surface are all configured to seal against the at least one receiving flange.

7. The ventilation device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the indented portion has a smaller diameter than the at least one of the grooves.

8. A ventilation device, comprising:

a ventilation interface configured to connect to a positive gas pressure source supplying a gas to the ventilation interface;

a cushioned facial interface connected to the ventilation interface, the cushioned facial interface having a gas exit configured to seal over the mouth of a user; and

at least one removable and linearly adjustable nasal pillow;

at least one spacer configured to vary the height of the at least one removable nasal pillow with respect to the cushioned facial interface wherein one of a first plurality of flanges on the at least one spacer connects to at least one flange on the cushioned facial interface.

9. The ventilation device of claim 8, wherein the at least one removable nasal pillow has at least three flanges, of which at least two of the flanges are used to couple the at least one removable nasal pillow to the cushioned facial interface.

10. The ventilation device of claim 8, wherein the at least one removable nasal pillow is coupled to the cushioned facial interface using friction.

11. The ventilation device of claim 8, where the cushioned facial interface has at least one flange used to couple the at least one removable nasal pillow to the cushioned facial interface.

12. The ventilation device of claim 8, wherein the cushioned facial interface has a plurality of flanges used to couple the cushioned facial interface to at least one spacer.

13. The ventilation device of claim 8, wherein the at least one spacer has at least one flange used to couple to the at least one removable nasal pillow.

14. The ventilation device of claim 8, wherein the at least one spacer has a plurality of flanges used to couple to the at least one removable nasal pillow.

15. The ventilation device of claim 8, wherein the cushioned facial interface is coupled to the at least one removable nasal pillow using friction.

16. The ventilation device of claim 8, wherein the at least one spacer is coupled to the cushioned facial interface using friction.

17. The ventilation device of claim 8, wherein the at least one spacer is coupled to the at least one removable nasal pillow using friction.

18. The respiration assist mask of claim 8, wherein the at least one spacer has a hinged portion.

19. The respiration assist mask of claim 18, wherein the hinged portion of the at least one spacer allows the at least one spacer to be expanded and compressed.

20. The ventilation device of claim 8, wherein the at least one nasal pillow is coupled to a second removable nasal pillow with a connecting member.

21. The ventilation device of claim 20, wherein the connecting member is removably attached to the at least one removable nasal pillow and the second removable nasal pillow.

22. The ventilation device of claim 20, wherein the connecting member is made of a rigid material.

23. The ventilation device of claim 20, wherein the connecting member is made of a soft material.