PATIENT INTERFACE

• Main Authors: YANG, QUANGANG, FRATER, ROBERT, HENRY, GREEN, PAUL ANTHONY
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 02.03.2016
• 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

The present invention relates to a retrofit kit for converting a nasal-only mask for treatment of a user having a respiratory disorder to a mouth and nasal mask, the nasal only mask having a nasal portion adapted to provide a flow of pressurized gas to nares of the user and having an aperture adapted to receive an elbow, the retrofit kit including a mouth portion including a mouth chamber, an adaptor including a first conduit, the first conduit having a first end to connect with the aperture of the nasal portion and a second end adapted to receive the elbow, the adaptor further including a second conduit extending from the first conduit and in pressure communication with the first conduit and the chamber of the mouth portion, and structure adapted to limit a flow of the pressurized gas out of the mouth portion to be no more than the flow of the pressurized gas provided out of the nasal portion to the nares of the user.