RESPIRATORY MASK WITH CHEEK SUPPORTS

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Andrew Paul Maxwell Salmon of Auckland NZ

RESPIRATORY MASK WITH CHEEK SUPPORTS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18901598 titled 'RESPIRATORY MASK WITH CHEEK SUPPORTS

Original Abstract Submitted

A respiratory mask can have a frame supporting a sealing arrangement. Various features of the frame and sealing arrangement can improve comfort and reduce the occurrence of pressure sores. The frame can include cheek supports that have a large surface area configured to spread loads over a greater area of the patient's face and therefore reduce the forces applied to the face and the occurrence of point loads. The seal can have a main body that includes a spring with a silicone skin, wherein the spring applies a substantially constant force to the face and/or nares of the patient.