Compact oronasal patient interface
First Claim
1. A breathing arrangement for use between a patient and a structure to deliver a flow of pressurized breathable gas to the patient for treatment of sleep disordered breathing, the breathing arrangement comprising:
- a cushion comprising an aperture adapted to receive the patient'"'"'s mouth, and the cushion configured to seal around an exterior of the patient'"'"'s mouth when applied to the patient'"'"'s face;
a nasal interface configured to fluidically couple the flow of pressurized breathable gas with the nasal airway of the patient when the nasal interface is applied to the patient'"'"'s nose without forming a seal on a nasal bridge region of the patient'"'"'s face, wherein the nasal interface includes a patient contacting portion defining two separate openings to deliver the flow of pressurized breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s nasal airway when the nasal interface is applied to the patient'"'"'s nose;
a headgear assembly configured and arranged to maintain the cushion and the nasal interface in position on the patient'"'"'s face and provide force vectors that allow for effective sealing of the cushion at the patient'"'"'s mouth and the nasal interface at the patient'"'"'s nose, respectively; and
a flexible element to flexibly connect the nasal interface and the cushion,wherein the flexible element is structured to support the patient contacting portion and its two separate openings along a side wall of the cushion to provide flexibility between the nasal interface and the cushion and provide for movement and changes in alignment between the nasal interface and the cushion.
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Abstract
A breathing arrangement includes a patient interface, at least one inlet conduit, and a headgear assembly. The patient interface includes a mouth covering assembly including a cushion structured to sealingly engage around exterior of a patient'"'"'s mouth in use, a nozzle assembly including a pair of nozzles structured to sealingly engage within nasal passages of a patient'"'"'s nose in use, and an element connecting the mouth covering assembly and the nozzle assembly. The at least one inlet conduit is structured to deliver breathable gas into at least one of the mouth covering assembly and the nozzle assembly for breathing by the patient. The headgear assembly is removably connected to at least one of the mouth covering assembly and the nozzle assembly so as to maintain the mouth covering assembly and the nozzle assembly in a desired position on the patient'"'"'s face.
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Citations
36 Claims
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1. A breathing arrangement for use between a patient and a structure to deliver a flow of pressurized breathable gas to the patient for treatment of sleep disordered breathing, the breathing arrangement comprising:
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a cushion comprising an aperture adapted to receive the patient'"'"'s mouth, and the cushion configured to seal around an exterior of the patient'"'"'s mouth when applied to the patient'"'"'s face; a nasal interface configured to fluidically couple the flow of pressurized breathable gas with the nasal airway of the patient when the nasal interface is applied to the patient'"'"'s nose without forming a seal on a nasal bridge region of the patient'"'"'s face, wherein the nasal interface includes a patient contacting portion defining two separate openings to deliver the flow of pressurized breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s nasal airway when the nasal interface is applied to the patient'"'"'s nose; a headgear assembly configured and arranged to maintain the cushion and the nasal interface in position on the patient'"'"'s face and provide force vectors that allow for effective sealing of the cushion at the patient'"'"'s mouth and the nasal interface at the patient'"'"'s nose, respectively; and a flexible element to flexibly connect the nasal interface and the cushion, wherein the flexible element is structured to support the patient contacting portion and its two separate openings along a side wall of the cushion to provide flexibility between the nasal interface and the cushion and provide for movement and changes in alignment between the nasal interface and the cushion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A respiratory mask assembly for supplying a flow of pressurized breathable gas to a mouth and nose of a patient, the mask assembly comprising:
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a cushion comprising a gas exit shaped to accommodate the patient'"'"'s mouth and allow the cushion to provide a substantially gas-tight seal around an exterior of the patient'"'"'s mouth when applied to the patient'"'"'s face; and an upper surface; a nasal interface flexibly connected to the upper surface of the cushion and configured to fluidically couple the flow of breathable gas with the nasal airway of the patient when the nasal interface is applied to the patient'"'"'s nose without forming a seal on a nasal bridge region of the patient'"'"'s face, wherein the nasal interface includes a patient contacting portion defining two separate openings to deliver the flow of pressurized breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s nasal airway when the nasal interface is applied to the patient'"'"'s nose; and a flexible element to flexibly connect the nasal interface and the cushion, wherein the flexible element is structured to support the patient contacting portion and its two separate openings along the upper surface of the cushion to provide flexibility between the nasal interface and the cushion and provide for independent movement between the nasal interface and the cushion. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A breathing arrangement for use between a patient and a structure to deliver a flow of pressurized breathable gas to the patient, the breathing arrangement comprising:
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a frame having a main body and a side frame member provided on each lateral side of the main body; the main body providing an aperture therethrough for the introduction of breathable gas in a breathing cavity; each side frame member including a first connector extending therefrom; an inlet conduit coupled to the aperture for delivering breathable gas into the breathing cavity; a patient interface provided to the frame, the patient interface including a cushion adapted to sealingly engage around an exterior of the patient'"'"'s mouth and a nasal interface adapted to fluidically couple the inlet conduit with the nasal airway of the patient without forming a seal on a nasal bridge region of the patient'"'"'s face, and a flexible element to flexibly connect the nasal interface and the cushion, wherein the nasal interface includes a patient contacting portion defining two separate openings to deliver the flow of pressurized breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s nasal airway when the nasal interface is applied to the patient'"'"'s nose, and the flexible element is structured to support the patient contacting portion and its two separate openings along a side wall of the cushion to provide flexibility between the nasal interface and the cushion and provide for independent movement and changes in alignment between the nasal interface and the cushion; and a headgear assembly including at least one strap wherein each end of the strap has a second connector coupled thereto, each second connector configured to engage a respective first connector to interlock the headgear assembly with the frame, wherein the headgear assembly is configured and arranged to maintain the cushion and the nasal interface in position on the patient'"'"'s face and provide force vectors that allow for effective sealing of the cushion at the patient'"'"'s mouth and the nasal interface at the patient'"'"'s nose, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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