Mask system
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1. A mask system for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient, comprising:
- a nares portion adapted to form a seal with a patient'"'"'s nares;
a mouth portion including a mouth chamber and a mouth sealing portion adapted to form a seal with a patient'"'"'s mouth, the mouth chamber including an opening adapted to selectively receive pressurized, breathable gas; and
an inlet conduit connected to at least one of the nares portion and the mouth portion to deliver the pressurized, breathable gas,wherein the mouth portion is selectively removable from the mask system to selectively arrange the mask system between;
(1) a first configuration utilizing both the nares portion and the mouth portion to form the seal with both the patient'"'"'s nares and the patient'"'"'s mouth and deliver the pressurized, breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s nares and/or the patient'"'"'s mouth;
(2) a second configuration utilizing only the nares portion to only form the seal with the patient'"'"'s nares and only deliver the pressurized, breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s nares; and
(3) a third configuration utilizing only the mouth portion to only form the seal with the patient'"'"'s mouth and only deliver the pressurized, breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s mouth, andwherein said opening of the mouth portion is a first opening and the mouth portion further comprises a second opening that is separate and distinct from the first opening, and the first opening is structured and arranged to allow selective attachment to the nares portion and the second opening is structured and arranged to allow selective attachment to the inlet conduit.
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Abstract
A mask system for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient includes a nares portion and a mouth portion and an inlet conduit connected to at least one of the nares portion and the mouth portion to deliver the pressurized, breathable gas. The mask system is adapted to selectively utilize the nares portion and/or the mouth portion in a first mode utilizing both the nares portion and the mouth portion, and in a second mode utilizing the nares portion and not utilizing the mouth portion.
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1. A mask system for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient, comprising:
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a nares portion adapted to form a seal with a patient'"'"'s nares; a mouth portion including a mouth chamber and a mouth sealing portion adapted to form a seal with a patient'"'"'s mouth, the mouth chamber including an opening adapted to selectively receive pressurized, breathable gas; and an inlet conduit connected to at least one of the nares portion and the mouth portion to deliver the pressurized, breathable gas, wherein the mouth portion is selectively removable from the mask system to selectively arrange the mask system between;
(1) a first configuration utilizing both the nares portion and the mouth portion to form the seal with both the patient'"'"'s nares and the patient'"'"'s mouth and deliver the pressurized, breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s nares and/or the patient'"'"'s mouth;
(2) a second configuration utilizing only the nares portion to only form the seal with the patient'"'"'s nares and only deliver the pressurized, breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s nares; and
(3) a third configuration utilizing only the mouth portion to only form the seal with the patient'"'"'s mouth and only deliver the pressurized, breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s mouth, andwherein said opening of the mouth portion is a first opening and the mouth portion further comprises a second opening that is separate and distinct from the first opening, and the first opening is structured and arranged to allow selective attachment to the nares portion and the second opening is structured and arranged to allow selective attachment to the inlet conduit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A mask system for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient, comprising:
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a nares portion adapted to form a seal with a patient'"'"'s nares; a mouth portion including a mouth chamber and a mouth sealing portion adapted to form a seal with a patient'"'"'s mouth; and an inlet conduit connected to at least one of the nares portion and the mouth portion to deliver pressurized, breathable gas to the patient, wherein the nares portion and the mouth portion are adapted to selectively attach to each other and detach from each other, wherein the mouth portion is adapted to selectively function in both a first configuration where at least a portion of the pressurized, breathable gas is delivered to the patient'"'"'s mouth and in a second configuration where the mouth portion functions as a mouth seal that prevents any of the pressurized, breathable gas from being delivered to the patient'"'"'s mouth, wherein the mouth portion is adapted to selectively function in both the first configuration and the second configuration when the mouth portion is either attached to the nares portion or detached from the nares portion, and wherein the mouth chamber of the mouth portion includes a first opening and a second opening that is separate and distinct from the first opening, and the first opening is structured and arranged to allow selective attachment to the nares portion and the second opening is structured and arranged to allow selective attachment to the inlet conduit. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for delivering respiratory therapy to a patient, the method comprising:
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providing a nares portion adapted to form a seal with a patient'"'"'s nares; providing a mouth portion including a mouth chamber and a mouth sealing portion adapted to form a seal with a patient'"'"'s mouth, the mouth chamber including an opening adapted to selectively receive pressurized, breathable gas; providing an inlet conduit connectable to at least one of the nares portion and the mouth chamber to deliver the pressurized, breathable gas; and selectively arranging the nares portion and/or the mouth portion between at least first and second configurations, the first configuration utilizing both the nares portion and the mouth portion to form the seal with both the patient'"'"'s nares and the patient'"'"'s mouth and deliver the pressurized, breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s nares and/or the patient'"'"'s mouth, and the second configuration utilizing only the nares portion to only form the seal with the patient'"'"'s nares and only deliver the pressurized, breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s nares, wherein the mouth portion is selectively removable from the nares portion to selectively arrange the nares portion and/or the mouth portion between the at least first and second configurations. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of converting a mask system between first and second configurations, the mask system adapted for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient, the method comprising:
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providing a nares portion adapted to form a seal with a patient'"'"'s nares; providing a mouth portion including a mouth chamber and a mouth sealing portion adapted to form a seal with a patient'"'"'s mouth, the mouth chamber including an opening adapted to selectively receive pressurized, breathable gas; and assembling the mask system into the first configuration wherein the nares portion and the mouth portion are usable to form the seal with both the patient'"'"'s nares and the patient'"'"'s mouth and deliver the pressurized, breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s nares and/or the patient'"'"'s mouth; and converting the mask system into the second configuration wherein only the nares portion is usable to only form the seal with the patient'"'"'s nares and only deliver the pressurized, breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s nares. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A mask system for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient, comprising:
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a mouth portion including a mouth chamber and a mouth sealing portion adapted to form a seal with a patient'"'"'s mouth, the mouth chamber including an opening adapted to selectively receive pressurized, breathable gas; and a nares portion docking station formed on the mouth portion, the nares portion docking station adapted to receive a nares portion, wherein the nares portion is selectively detachable from the nares portion docking station and capable of functioning as a nares only device adapted to only form a seal with a patient'"'"'s nares and only deliver pressurized, breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s nares, wherein the mask system is selectively arrangeable in a configuration utilizing only the mouth portion to only form the seal with the patient'"'"'s mouth and only deliver the pressurized, breathable gas to the patient'"'"'s mouth, and wherein the nares portion docking station comprises a docking station aperture that is separate and distinct from the opening of the mouth chamber, and the docking station aperture is structured and arranged to allow selective attachment to the nares portion and the opening of the mouth chamber is structured and arranged to allow selective attachment to an inlet conduit. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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