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    US007748384B2

    (12) Ulllted States Patent (10) Patent N0.: US 7,748,384 B2


    H0 et a]. (45) Date of Patent: *Jul. 6, 2010

    (54) PATIENT INTERFACE WITH FOREHEAD (56) References Cited


    AND CHIN SUPPORT
    US. PATENT DOCUMENTS
    (75) Inventor 51 Peter Chi Fai H0, Pittsburgh, PA (93); 1,843,585 A * 2/1932 Orman ............................ .. 2/9
    Lance Busch, Trafford, PA (Us); Jlall 2,065,410 A * 12/1936 Woloson .......................... .. 2/9
    All Jiallg, S11PZ11PI1(CI\0 4,907,584 A 3/1990 McGinnis
    _ _ _ 5,243,971 A 9/1993 Sullivan et a1.
    (73) Ass1gnee: RIC Investments, LLC, W1lm1ngton, 5,361,416 A 11/1994 petrie et a1,
    DE (US) 5,517,986 A 5/1996 Starr et a1.

    (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this .


    patent is extended or adjusted under 35 (Commued)
    U.S.C. 154(b) by 1037 days. FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
    This patent is subject to a terminal dis- W0 WO 00/78384 A1 12/2000
    claimer.
    OTHER PUBLICATIONS
    (21) App1.N0.: 11/411,578
    Map MediZin-Technologie GmbH, Instruction Manual for Papil
    (22) Filed: Apr. 26, 2006 1<>n®, 2°02
    (65) Prior Publication Data (Connnued)
    Primary Examinerilustine RYu
    Us 2006/0191539 A1 Aug' 31’ 2006 Assistant Examiner4Clinton Ostrup
    Related US Application Data (74) Attorney, Agent, or FirmiMichael W. Haas
    (63) Continuation of application No. 10/953,642, ?led on (57) ABSTRACT
    Sep. 29, 2004, noW Pat. No. 7,047,971.
    (60) Provisional application No. 60/508,574, ?led on Oct. A P219911t interface gas delivery mask having a forehead and
    3, 2003_ chin support system including a forehead support, a chin
    support, and a system for supplying a How of gas to a patient
    (51) Int, C], that incorporates such a mask, forehead support, and chin
    A61M 16/00 (200601) support. The forehead support includes a supporting arm
    B62B 9/00 (200601) Which is adjustably mounted to the mask shell, thereby alloW
    (52) us. Cl. .......................... .. 128/207.11; 128/20713; 111% the 2191115911911t Ofthe distance between the forehead Sup
    128/20717; 128/20122; 128/20525; 128/206_21 port bracket and the mask shell in order to adjust for patient’s
    (58) -
    Field - -
    of Classi?cation Search .......... .. 128/207.11, of different sizes. A forehead su PP ort bracket is p ivotall y

    128/207.13, 207.17, 207.18, 201.22, 201.23, connected to the support arm. Likewise the chin support is
    128/201.24, 207.27, 204.18, 206.21, 206.24, also adjustably mounted to the mask shell.
    128/206.28, 848; 2/171, 171.2, 173
    See application ?le for complete search history. 20 Claims, 18 Drawing Sheets
    US 7,748,384 B2
    Page 2

    US. PATENT DOCUMENTS 6,860,269 B2 3/2005 Kwok et a1.


    2004/0025883 A1 2/2004 Eaton et al.
    5,560,354 A * 10/1996 Berthon-Jones 2004/0045551 A1 3/2004 Eaton et al.
    et al. ................... .. 128/205.25 2004/0083534 A1* 5/2004 Ruiz et al. ................. .. 2/171.2
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    6,119,693 A 9/2000 Kwok et a1. 2005/0039753 A1 2/2005 Schumacher
    6,119,694 A * 9/2000 Correa et al. ........ .. 128/207.13
    6,357,441 B1 3/2002 Kwok et a1. OTHER PUBLICATIONS
    6,412,488 B1 7/2002 Barnett et a1.
    Map MediZin-Technologie GmbH, Instruction Manual for Papil
    6,463,931 B1 10/2002 Kwok et a1. lon®.
    6,467,483 B1 10/2002 Kopacko et al.
    6,651,663 B2 11/2003 Barnett et al. * cited by examiner
    US. Patent Jul. 6, 2010 Sheet 1 0f 18 US 7,748,384 B2

    FIG. 1
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    FIG. 5
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    FIG. 7
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    154

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    166 f 168

    180 182
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    154 152

    FIG. 10
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    205

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    208

    FIG. 13
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    FIG. 14
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    FIG. 15
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    FIG. 16
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    220

    FIG. 17
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