Flexible CPAP mask
View Patent ↗A respiratory interface device includes a respiratory mask that interfaces with a face of a patient. The respiratory mask comprises a body portion that forms an enclosure around a nose of a patient and at least one set of headgear strap flanges. The body portion is substantially entirely manufactured from an elastomeric material. A bellows-like structure is integrally molded in the body portion to create a sealing interface between an inner bottom portion of the mask and the patient's nose.
1. An interface device comprising:
a respiratory mask comprising:
a body, including a bottom portion and a top portion, adapted to form an enclosure around a nose of a patient, wherein the entire body is manufactured from an elastomeric material;
a bellows-like structure integrally molded in a mustache region of the body;
one or more supply tubes coupled to the body portion wherein the one or more supply tubes extend for a distance along a plane defined by a base of the mask and then bend downward; and
two sets of headgear strap flanges wherein a first set of headgear strap flanges is located at the bottom portion of the body and a second set of headgear strap flanges is located at the top portion of the body.
2. The interface device of claim 1 , wherein the bellows-like structure is adapted to create a sealing interface between a bottom portion of the mask and a patient's nose.
3. The interface device of claim 1 , wherein the body is substantially triangular in shape so as to fit contours of a patient's face from above a nose to a mustache area, located between the nose and lips.
4. The interface device of claim 1 , wherein the headgear strap flanges are materially integral with the body.
5. The interface device of claim 1 , wherein the first set of headgear strap flanges is upwardly angled and the second set of headgear strap flanges is downwardly angled.
6. The interface device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more air inlets extending from the body.
7. An interface device comprising:
a respiratory mask comprising:
a body adapted to form an enclosure around a nose of a patient, wherein the entire body is manufactured from an elastomeric material;
a bellows-like structure integrally molded in a mustache region of the body; and
one or more supply tubes coupled to the body portion wherein the one or more supply tubes extend for a distance along a plane defined by a base of the mask and then bend downward,
wherein two air inlets are materially integral with the body such that each air inlet extends from a respective side portion of the body and wherein the two air inlets extend in a substantially upward direction.
8. An interface device comprising:
a respiratory mask comprising:
a body, including a bottom portion and a top portion, adapted to form an enclosure around a nose of a patient, wherein the entire body is manufactured from an elastomeric material;
a bellows-like structure integrally molded in a mustache region of the body;
one or more supply tubes coupled to the body portion;
a swivel component coupled to the one or more supply tubes; and
two sets of headgear strap flanges,
wherein a first set of headgear strap flanges is located at the bottom portion of the body and a second set of headgear strap flanges is located at the top portion of the body.
9. The interface device of claim 8 , wherein the bellows-like structure is adapted to create a sealing interface between a bottom portion of the mask and a patient's nose.
10. The interface device of claim 8 , wherein the body is substantially triangular in shape so as to fit contours of a patient's face from above a nose to a mustache area, located between the nose and lips.
11. The interface device of claim 8 , wherein the headgear strap flanges are materially integral with the body.
12. The interface device of claim 8 , wherein the first set of headgear strap flanges is upwardly angled and the second set of headgear strap flanges is downwardly angled.
13. An interface device comprising:
a respiratory mask comprising:
a body adapted to form an enclosure around a nose of a patient, wherein the entire body is manufactured from an elastomeric material;
a bellows-like structure integrally molded in a mustache region of the body;
one or more supply tubes coupled to the body portion;
a swivel component coupled to the one or more supply tubes; and
two air inlets extending from the body,
wherein the two air inlets are materially integral with the body such that each air inlet extends from a respective side portion of the body, and
wherein the two air inlets extend in a substantially upward direction.