INTERFACE ASSEMBLIES FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY

Organization Name

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited

Inventor(s)

Abby Rebecca Farrow of Auckland NZ

Peter David Alexander Bearne of Auckland NZ

Dana Willfroth of Auckland NZ

Jae Yun Lim of Auckland NZ

Matthew James Pedersen of Auckland NZ

Roheet Patel of Auckland NZ

Birgit Wuestenhagen of Auckland NZ

Paul Mathew Freestone of Auckland NZ

INTERFACE ASSEMBLIES FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 19015073 titled 'INTERFACE ASSEMBLIES FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY

Original Abstract Submitted

A headgear assembly for a full-face under-nose respiratory mask can include a flexible headgear connector element. A free end of each of upper straps of the headgear is coupled to the headgear connector element, which is configured to extend laterally across and be removably fastened to a frame of the respiratory mask below a tip of a user's nose. A respiratory mask assembly can include a bias vent in communication with a cushion module and configured to allow air to be exhausted from the cushion module through the bias vent. The bias vent can be provided with a diffuser including a diffuser material configured to extend over the bias vent. The diffuser material provides a tortuous air path from the bias vent through the diffuser. The bias vent and/or the diffuser can be provided on various components of the assembly.