Patent classifications
A61M16/0605
Patient interface device component design selection or generation systems and methods
A method of selecting or generating a design for a component of a patient interface device, the method including receiving a scan of at least a portion of a patient's face, receiving preference information about the patient, and generating a custom design or selecting a preexisting design for the component of the patient interface device based on the scan of at least a portion of the patient's face and the preference information, wherein a size or shape of the generated custom design for the component or selected preexisting design for the component is based on the preference information.
Container for storing and dispensing respiratory mask liners
A container for storing and dispensing respiratory mask liners includes a housing defining a cavity therein and a cover arranged to be received on the housing, the cover including an upper face having an opening formed therein. The container further includes a lever having a first end and a second end, the lever first end pivotally connected to the cover for engaging and dispensing respiratory mask liners stored within the container through the opening.
AIR FLOW SYSTEM CANNULA
An air flow system cannula is disclosed. The air flow system cannula comprises: a body having a radius of curvature less than about 180 degrees, the body including two solid portions and an adjustable portion provided between the two solid portions for additional flex and angular contouring, two nasal posts, and two end portions. The adjustable portion can collapse to a plurality of positions. The air flow system cannula can also include an adjustable frame that provides additional structural integrity. The adjustable frame is inserted into the body, snap-fit to the body, pressed-fit to the body, or directly molded in the body.
Multiple port and multiple configurational medical mask
A medical double configurational and multiple ports mask preferably including a multifunctional plug with or without a nebulizer oxygen delivery adaptor (“NODA”) attachment. The mask fits over the mouth and the nose and preferably contains at least two possible nose/face configurational solutions. The mask can be secured over the head with a stretchable or non-stretchable material. The position of the preferred triple ports of the double configurational mask provides improved structural construction reflecting different patient's nose/face features and allows for different types of procedures to be performed at the same time regardless of the patient's head/neck position. The multifunctional plug can be used for a variety of applications. The mask can be used with existing standardized disposable respiratory care equipment, including a simplified improved nebulizer oxygen adaptor (“SINODA”) and/or multifunctional use nebulizer oxygen delivery adaptor (“MUNODA”) attachment.
INTERFACE SIZING TOOL AND METHOD
A method and apparatus can be used in the selection of correctly sized respiratory interfaces. The method includes the use of light beams to project sizing markers onto a patient's face, which enables the size of the patient's facial features to be measured relative to a set of interface sizes. A sizing apparatus can include a light source and beam splitters that will refract and project the light source into a series of beams that can be aligned on a patient's face in order to measure the features of the patient.
VENTILATED INTUBATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
A method for use in an endotracheal intubation procedure, the method including: inserting an intubation guide into a mouth of a subject, the intubation guide including an elongate body defining a passageway configured for receiving a blade portion of an intubation device; covering the mouth of the subject with a ventilation mask including: a ventilation port connected to a ventilator, and an intubation port for receiving the blade portion of the intubation device; ventilating the subject using the ventilation mask; and while ventilation of the subject continues: inserting the blade portion of the intubation device into the passageway through the intubation port; positioning a distal tip of the blade portion proximate to the larynx of the subject; and advancing an endotracheal tube along the blade portion of the intubation device through the intubation port and the intubation guide into a trachea of the subject.
SEAL-FORMING STRUCTURE FOR PATIENT INTERFACE INCLUDING TEXTILE SEAL MEMBER
A patient interface may have a frame and a seal-forming structure. The frame may at least partially form a plenum chamber pressurisable to a therapeutic pressure. The seal-forming structure may be constructed and arranged to form a seal with a region of the patient's face surrounding an entrance to the patient's airways, said seal-forming structure having a hole therein such that the flow of air at said therapeutic pressure is delivered to at least an entrance to the patient's nares, the seal-forming structure constructed and arranged to maintain said therapeutic pressure in the plenum chamber throughout the patient's respiratory cycle in use. The seal-forming structure may comprise a textile seal member adapted to sealingly engage the patient's face in use.
PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE
A patient interface for sealed delivery of a flow of air to ameliorate sleep disordered breathing may include: a seal-forming structure to form a pneumatic seal with the entrance to the patient's airways; a positioning and stabilising structure to maintain the seal-forming structure in sealing contact with an area surrounding the entrance to the patient's airways; a plenum chamber pressurised at a pressure above ambient pressure in use; a connection port for the delivery of the flow of breathable gas into the patient interface; and a device positioned within a breathing chamber defined, at least in part, by the seal-forming structure and the plenum chamber, wherein the device divides the breathing chamber into a posterior chamber and an anterior chamber, and wherein the device comprises a plurality of apertures such that turbulence of the air in the posterior chamber is less than turbulence in the air in the anterior chamber.
Adhesive alignment system for patient interfaces
A system for aligning a patient interface for use in delivering a flow of a breathing gas to the airway of a patient with an adhesive arrangement that is structured to secure the patient interface to the patient. The system includes a base that is structured to be disposed on a surface, the base having a central member protruding upward from the base to a contoured surface. The central member includes a pair of protruding alignment elements that extend further upward from the contoured surface and which are sized and structured to engage apertures in both of the adhesive arrangement and the patient interface in a manner which aligns such components with each other.
TUBING ASSEMBLY FOR PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE
A tubing assembly for use with a patient interface device in delivering a flow of breathing gas to an airway of a user is provided. The tubing assembly comprises a manifold portion structured to be disposed generally atop the user's head. The tubing assembly further comprises a plurality of tubular portions. Each tubular portion extends from the manifold portion to a distal end. Each tubular portion is structured to communicate the flow of breathing gas from the manifold portion to the patient interface device. The tubing assembly further comprises at least one adjustment unit configured to adjust a length of a corresponding tubular portion from the plurality of tubular portions. The at least one adjustment unit comprises first and adjustment members that are movable relative to each other, and are selectively and releasably locked to each other at a selected discrete position from a plurality of discrete positions.