IP Library Granted Patent US 12,508,383
Granted Patent B2
US 12,508,383 · App. 17/419,498 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Respiratory mask and ventilation therapy device

Inventors: Mingzhao Zhou (Beijing, CN); Yajie Wang (Beijing, CN); Zhi Zhuang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: CAREMEDI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
A61M16/0622A61M16/0672A61M16/0816A61M2205/42
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Patent No.
US 12,508,383
App. No.
17/419,498
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the field of ventilation therapy apparatus, and discloses a respiratory mask and a ventilation therapy apparatus. The respiratory mask includes a cushion assembly, an elbow assembly, and a connecting assembly arranged between the cushion assembly and the elbow assembly. The cushion assembly includes a cup, the connecting assembly includes a frame and a connector, the elbow assembly includes an elbow, an exhaust passage is formed between the connector and the frame and/or between the cup and the frame, and the exhaust passage is arranged to be able to guide a respiratory exhaust gas to be diverged and discharged all around the elbow.

Claims (36)

1 . A respiratory mask, comprising a cushion assembly, an elbow assembly, and a connecting assembly arranged between the cushion assembly and the elbow assembly, wherein the cushion assembly comprises a cup, the connecting assembly comprises a frame and a connector, and the elbow assembly comprises an elbow, and wherein an exhaust passage is formed between the connector and the frame and/or between the cup and the frame, and the exhaust passage is arranged to be able to guide a respiratory exhaust gas to be diverged and discharged all around the elbow;

the connector has an outer wall surface for connecting with the frame, and the exhaust passage is formed between the outer wall surface and the frame;

the frame comprises an installation cavity for installing the connector, the installation cavity comprises a cylindrical cavity and a truncated cone cavity that are coaxial and in communication with each other, the truncated cone cavity is arranged close to the elbow, and the frame further comprises a first wall surface for defining the cylindrical cavity and a second wall surface for defining the truncated cone cavity;

the outer wall surface of the connector comprises a cylindrical surface corresponding to the first wall surface and a truncated cone surface corresponding to the second wall surface, gaps are provided in a radial direction of the installation cavity between the first wall surface and the cylindrical surface as well as between the second wall surface and the truncated cone surface, and the gaps form the exhaust passage;

a second protrusion is protrudingly formed on the truncated cone surface, and a second surface of the second protrusion facing away from the truncated cone surface is arranged to abut against the second wall surface; and

a width of a rear exhaust section formed by the gap between the second wall surface and the truncated cone surface gradually narrows;

wherein the connector is connected to the frame through a snap-fit structure, and the snap-fit structure comprises a first buckle provided on the outer wall surface and a second buckle provided on the frame and fitting with the first buckle;

the first buckle is an annular boss protrudingly formed on the cylindrical surface and extending in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical surface, the second buckle is a first protrusion protrudingly formed on the first wall surface, and the connector bears against the first protrusion through the annular boss;

the respiratory mask further comprises an anti-rotation structure for preventing the connector from rotating relative to the frame;

the anti-rotation structure comprises a flange protrudingly formed on the cylindrical surface and a groove formed on the first protrusion for embedding by the flange; and

a mark portion is provided on a bottom surface of the connector, with a position of the mark portion corresponding to the flange in a vertical direction.

2 . The respiratory mask according to claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the truncated cone cavity increases gradually in a direction away from the cylindrical cavity, and the first wall surface and the second wall surface are transitionally connected by a first arc; and/or

the cylindrical surface and the truncated cone surface are transitionally connected by a second arc.

3 . The respiratory mask according to claim 1 , wherein an included angle β between a generatrix of the truncated cone cavity and a bottom surface of the truncated cone cavity is 0°-75°.

4 . The respiratory mask according to claim 1 , wherein a generatrix of the truncated cone surface is parallel to a generatrix of the truncated cone cavity, and a protruding height of the second protrusion is 0.05 mm-0.6 mm; and/or

the truncated cone surface or the second wall surface is provided with a plurality of the second protrusions spaced apart in a circumferential direction of the truncated cone surface or the second wall surface.

5 . The respiratory mask according to claim 1 , wherein:

a width of the first protrusion gradually increases in a direction toward the annular boss in an axial direction of the cylindrical cavity; and/or

an end of a first surface of the first protrusion facing away from the first wall surface, which is close to the second wall surface, extends to the second wall surface and the end is coplanar with the second wall surface.

6 . The respiratory mask according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of first protrusions are provided on the first wall surface, the plurality of first protrusions are spaced apart in a circumferential direction of the first wall surface, and the groove is provided on one of the plurality of first protrusions.

7 . A ventilation therapy apparatus, comprising a host for generating a therapeutic gas, and a respiratory mask in communication with a gas outlet of the host, wherein the respiratory mask is the respiratory mask according to claim 1 .

8 . A respiratory mask, comprising a cushion assembly, an elbow assembly, and a connecting assembly arranged between the cushion assembly and the elbow assembly, wherein the connecting assembly comprises a frame and a connector, the elbow assembly comprises an elbow, an exhaust passage is formed between the connector and the frame and/or between the cushion assembly and the frame, and the exhaust passage is arranged to be able to guide a respiratory exhaust gas to be diverged and discharged all around the elbow;

the connector has an outer wall surface for connecting with the frame, and the exhaust passage is formed between the outer wall surface and the frame;

the frame comprises an installation cavity for installing the connector, the installation cavity comprises a cylindrical cavity and a truncated cone cavity that are coaxial and in communication with each other, the truncated cone cavity is arranged close to the elbow, and the frame further comprises a first wall surface for defining the cylindrical cavity and a second wall surface for defining the truncated cone cavity;

the outer wall surface of the connector comprises a cylindrical surface corresponding to the first wall surface and a truncated cone surface corresponding to the second wall surface, gaps are provided in a radial direction of the installation cavity between the first wall surface and the cylindrical surface as well as between the second wall surface and the truncated cone surface, and the gaps form the exhaust passage;

a second protrusion is protrudingly formed on the truncated cone surface, and a second surface of the second protrusion facing away from the truncated cone surface is arranged to abut against the second wall surface; and

a width of a rear exhaust section formed by the gap between the second wall surface and the truncated cone surface gradually narrows;

wherein the connector is connected to the frame through a snap-fit structure, and the snap-fit structure comprises a first buckle provided on the outer wall surface and a second buckle provided on the frame and fitting with the first buckle;

the first buckle is an annular boss protrudingly formed on the cylindrical surface and extending in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical surface, the second buckle is a first protrusion protrudingly formed on the first wall surface, and the connector bears against the first protrusion through the annular boss;

the respiratory mask further comprises an anti-rotation structure for preventing the connector from rotating relative to the frame;

the anti-rotation structure comprises a flange protrudingly formed on the cylindrical surface and a groove formed on the first protrusion for embedding by the flange; and

a mark portion is provided on a bottom surface of the connector, with a position of the mark portion corresponding to the flange in a vertical direction.

9 . The respiratory mask according to claim 8 , wherein a diameter of the truncated cone cavity increases gradually in a direction away from the cylindrical cavity, and the first wall surface and the second wall surface are transitionally connected by a first arc, and/or

the cylindrical surface and the truncated cone surface are transitionally connected by a second arc.

10 . The respiratory mask according to claim 8 , wherein an included angle β between a generatrix of the truncated cone cavity and a bottom surface of the truncated cone cavity is 0°-75°.

11 . A ventilation therapy apparatus, comprising a host for generating a therapeutic gas, and a respiratory mask in communication with a gas outlet of the host, wherein the respiratory mask is the respiratory mask according to claim 8 .

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 4, 2023
From: TIANJIN JUEMING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: CAREMEDI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065761/0582 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2021
From: ZHOU, MINGZHAO; WANG, YAJIE; ZHUANG, ZHI
To: BMC MEDICAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056757/0956 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2021
From: BMC MEDICAL CO., LTD.
To: TIANJIN JUEMING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056757/0959 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811646330.2 · Dec 29, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220088336A1 · Mar 24, 2022
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