Manufactured to shape headgear and masks

• Main Authors: Dunn, Jessica, Barbara, Anthony, Formica, Justin John
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.03.2021
• 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; DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; LIFE-SAVING; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE

A mask system for treating a patient for sleep disordered breathing, including a mask (1130) adapted to seal against a patient's face thereby forming a breathing cavity to deliver pressurized air to the patient's airways for positive pressure treatment and a headgear assembly (1100) to support the mask in position on the patient's face during treatment. The headgear assembly includes a pair of lower strap portions (1106), a top strap portion (1102) and a rear strap portion (1104). Each lower strap portion includes a tubular knit textile having an inner patient-contacting side and an outer non-patient contacting side, the lower strap portions being configured to, in use, extend respectively along a side of the patient's face between the patient's eye and ear. The top strap portion is connected to and extends between the pair of lower strap portions. The top strap portion is configured to, in use, extend over a top of the patient's head. The rear strap portion is connected to and extends between the pair of lower strap portions. The rear strap portion is configured to, in use, extend around a rear portion of the patient's head.