Patient interface and method for making same

• Main Authors: LA GUZZA MICHAEL CHARLES, JOURDAN RALPH, SKIPPER CHRISTOPHER SCOTT, DUNN JESSICA LEA, VON MOGER LOCHLAN, GOLDSPINK LACHLAN RICHARD, FORMICA JUSTIN JOHN, AMARASINGHE AMAL SHIRLEY, GUNEY MEMDUH, FORRESTER MARTIN, MAY FREDERICK ARLET, EDWARDS CRAIG DAVID, CULLEN CHRISTOPHER SAMUEL, WAGNER STEWART JOSEPH, EVES MATTHEW, SCHEINER RUPERT CHRISTIAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.12.2015
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE

A nasal patient interface for delivery of a supply of pressurised air or breathable gas to an entrance of a patient's airways comprising a cushion member that includes a retaining structure and a seal-forming structure permanently connected to the retaining structure; a frame member attachable to the retaining structure; a positioning and stabilising structure releasably attachable to the frame member; and a headgear clip that mechanically and magnetically engages the frame member to the positioning and stabilising structure. The frame further comprising a vent structured to allow washout of exhaled air and a baffle structured to segregate the exhaled air via the vent from the supply of pressurised air or breathable gas.