NZ780294B2 - Patient Interface with A Seal-Forming Structure Having Varying Thickness - Google Patents
Patient Interface with A Seal-Forming Structure Having Varying ThicknessInfo
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- NZ780294B2 NZ780294B2 NZ780294A NZ78029416A NZ780294B2 NZ 780294 B2 NZ780294 B2 NZ 780294B2 NZ 780294 A NZ780294 A NZ 780294A NZ 78029416 A NZ78029416 A NZ 78029416A NZ 780294 B2 NZ780294 B2 NZ 780294B2
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- forming portion
- elastomeric seal
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- cushion assembly
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Abstract
cushion assembly for a patient interface includes an elastomeric seal-forming portion. The seal forming portion includes a region for sealing against the nasal bridge (3180A, 3180B) and a region for sealing against the chin of a patient (3180G). A region of the seal forming structure between the nasal bridge and chin regions is saddle shaped, thicker than the nasal bridge and chin regions, and provides an attachment point (3110) for a blow-out prevention feature such as a loop or tie. A flap (3180H) borders the nasal bridge region to engage a side portion of the nose. Various aspects of shape, thickness and blow out preventing structures for patient interfaces are also disclosed.
Claims (14)
1. A cushion assembly for a patient interface for sealed delivery of a flow of air at a continuously positive pressure with respect to ambient air pressure to an entrance to a patient's airways including at least entrance of the patient's nares, wherein the patient interface is configured to maintain a therapy pressure in a range of about 4 cmH20 to about 30 cmH20 above ambient air pressure in use, throughout the patient's respiratory cycle, while the patient is sleeping, to ameliorate sleep disordered breathing, the cushion assembly comprising: an elastomeric seal-forming portion with a central opening, the elastomeric seal- forming portion being bisected by a sagittal plane that includes a line tangent to the elastomeric seal-forming portion at a superior tangent point and at an inferior tangent point, the elastomeric seal-forming portion forming at least part of a plenum chamber, the elastomeric seal-forming portion having an interior surface inside the plenum chamber and an exterior surface outside the plenum chamber, the elastomeric seal-forming portion comprising: a superior region that is intersected by the sagittal plane in the vicinity of the superior tangent point, the exterior surface of the elastomeric seal forming portion at the superior region being saddle-shaped and dome-shaped; an inferior region that is intersected by the sagittal plane and includes the inferior tangent point, the exterior surface of the elastomeric seal forming portion at the inferior region being saddle-shaped; and a first support region located on one side of the sagittal plane between the inferior region and the superior region, the exterior surface of the elastomeric seal forming portion at the first support region being saddle-shaped; a blowout prevention system configured to counter a force acting on a rim of the central opening in the elastomeric seal-forming portion due to a pressure within the plenum chamber, the blowout prevention system being attached to the elastomeric seal-forming portion at the first support region of the elastomeric seal-forming portion; and a first flap that borders the superior region, wherein the wall thickness of the elastomeric seal-forming portion is thicker in the first support region than in the superior and inferior regions.
2. The cushion assembly of claim 1, wherein the exterior surface of the elastomeric seal-forming portion is dome shaped between the first support region and the inferior region.
3. The cushion assembly of any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the blowout prevention system comprises a first tie with opposing ends that are attached to the first support region of the elastomeric seal-forming portion and a middle portion between the opposing ends, the middle portion being separated from the elastomeric seal-forming portion so that gas in the plenum chamber is allowed to flow between the first tie and the elastomeric seal-forming portion.
4. The cushion assembly of claim 3, wherein the first tie is elastomeric.
5. The cushion assembly of any one of claims 3 to 4, wherein the first flap extends from the first tie.
6. The cushion assembly of any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the first tie is configured to be positioned alongside the patient’s nose above the patient’s nasal base in
7. The cushion assembly of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the elastomeric seal- forming portion further comprises a second support region located on an opposite side of the sagittal plane from the first support region between the inferior region and the superior region, at least part of the exterior surface of the elastomeric seal forming portion at the second support region being saddle-shaped.
8. The cushion assembly of claim 7, further comprising a second tie with opposing ends that are attached to the second support region of the elastomeric seal-forming portion and a middle portion between the opposing ends, the middle portion being separated from the elastomeric seal-forming portion so that gas in the plenum chamber is allowed to flow between the second tie and the elastomeric seal-forming portion.
9. The cushion assembly of claim 8, wherein the second tie is elastomeric.
10. The cushion assembly of any one of claims 8 to 9, further comprising a second flap that extends from the second tie.
11. The cushion assembly of any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the second tie is configured to be positioned alongside the patient’s nose above the patient’s nasal base in
12. The cushion assembly of any one of claims 7 to 11, wherein the exterior surface of the elastomeric seal-forming portion is dome shaped between the second support region and the inferior region.
13. A patient interface comprising: the cushion assembly of any one of claims 1 to 12; a rigid shell removably connected to the cushion assembly; and headgear removably attached to the rigid shell.
14. A CPAP system comprising: the patient interface according to claim 13; a flow generator configured to pressurize a flow of gas; and an air delivery tube configured to deliver the pressurized gas to the patient interface.
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US201562222503P | 2015-09-23 | 2015-09-23 | |
| PCT/AU2016/050228 WO2016149769A2 (en) | 2015-03-25 | 2016-03-24 | Patient interface with blowout prevention for seal-forming portion |
| US201662377217P | 2016-08-19 | 2016-08-19 | |
| NZ740579A NZ740579B2 (en) | 2016-09-23 | Patient interface with a seal-forming structure having varying thickness |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| NZ780294A NZ780294A (en) | 2024-07-05 |
| NZ780294B2 true NZ780294B2 (en) | 2025-07-22 |
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