CA2153615A1 - Respiration mask - Google Patents

Respiration mask

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Publication number
CA2153615A1
CA2153615A1 CA002153615A CA2153615A CA2153615A1 CA 2153615 A1 CA2153615 A1 CA 2153615A1 CA 002153615 A CA002153615 A CA 002153615A CA 2153615 A CA2153615 A CA 2153615A CA 2153615 A1 CA2153615 A1 CA 2153615A1
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Prior art keywords
mask
mask body
patient
film
bead
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
CA002153615A
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French (fr)
Inventor
Manfred Ebers
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Gottlieb Weinmann Gerate fur Medizin und Arbeitsschutz GmbH and Co
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Gottlieb Weinmann Gerate fur Medizin und Arbeitsschutz GmbH and Co
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Publication of CA2153615A1 publication Critical patent/CA2153615A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M16/00Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. mouth-to-mouth respiration; Tracheal tubes
    • A61M16/06Respiratory or anaesthetic masks
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M16/00Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. mouth-to-mouth respiration; Tracheal tubes
    • A61M16/06Respiratory or anaesthetic masks
    • A61M16/0605Means for improving the adaptation of the mask to the patient
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M16/00Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. mouth-to-mouth respiration; Tracheal tubes
    • A61M16/06Respiratory or anaesthetic masks
    • A61M2016/0661Respiratory or anaesthetic masks with customised shape
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M2205/00General characteristics of the apparatus
    • A61M2205/02General characteristics of the apparatus characterised by a particular materials
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M2210/00Anatomical parts of the body
    • A61M2210/06Head
    • A61M2210/0618Nose

Abstract

An individual mask for artificial respiration of a patient has a mask body bridging the nose of the patient at least in the area of the nostrils.
The mask body has a hollow bead filled with an elastically yielding material for shaping the bead to match the contour of the patients face. The mask body also has a connector for connecting thereto a gas inlet line. To the mask body securing straps may be attached. An elastic film is connected to the bead and bridges a side of the mask body facing the patents face such that an interior space is delimited by the film and the mask body. The film has a cutout for introducing into the interior space the nose of the patent.
The film is preferably made of a breathable and watervapor-permeable material.

Description

RESPIRATION MASK
Background of the Invention The present invention relates to an individual mask for artificial respiration of a patient with a mask body bridging the nose of the patient at least in the area of the nostrils and having a hollow bead filled with an elastically yielding material for shaping the bead to match the contour of the patients face. To the mask body at least one gas inlet line is connectable.
Securing straps may be attached to the mask body.
Such mass-produced masks are known from German Patent 4 212 259. For adapting the bead which serves a~ a sealing between the face and the mask and is in the form of a hollow body, the hollow body is filled with a liquid or paste-like plastic material that cures to be form-stable and elastically yielding. Subsequently, the mask is placed onto the face of the patient whereby the still soft and elastic plastic material and thus the sealing surface of the bead is adapted to the contour of the face of the patient. Despite this individual adaptation of the sealing surface to the contour of the face of the patient a complete sealing between the edge of the mask and the face can only be achieved when the respiration mask is pressed with a certain pressure onto the face of the patient which is bothersome for a fre~uent and 5long-term use of such respiration masks, for example, for treatment of sleep apnea. Even though small leaks do not impair the effectiveness of artificial respiration, the gases which leak from the mask may result in other illnesses such 10as conjunctivitis or may be disturbing to the patient because a constant stream of air is felt.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to improve the comfort of such a mask as well as to improve the sealing action between the 15face of the patient and the respiration mask.
Summary of the Invention An individual mask for artificial respiration of a patent according to the present invention is primarily characterized by:
20a mask body bridging the nose of the patient at least in the area of the nostrils;
the mask body comprising a hollow bead filled with an elastically yielding material for shaping the bead to match the contour of the patents face;
25the mask body further comprising a connector for connecting there to a gas inlet line;
the mask body having means for attaching thereto securing straps;
the bead comprising an elastic film bridging a side of the mask body facing the patients face such that an interior space is delimited by the film and the mask body; and the film having a cutout for introducing into the interior space the nose of the patient.
Advantageously, the film is comprised of a breathable and watervapor-permeable material.
Preferably, the film has an uneven surface.
According to the present invention, the respiration mask is provided with a thin elastic film connected to the bead which bridges the side of the mask body that is facing the face of the patient and which is provided with a cutout for the nose of the patient to be introduced into the interior space defined by the film and the mask body.
The film which bridges the side of the mask body facing the face of the patient is forced against the face of the patent and the nose of the patent when the mask is put onto the patents face due to the pressure of the respiration gas. In this manner, a sealing with a large surface area is provided so that, due to the optimal seating and matching properties of the mask resulting from the individual adaptation of the bead to the contour of the face of thé patient, the mask must not be forced with securing straps onto the face of the patient but is simply held in its position on the face of patient. This increased comfort achieved by reducing the pressure applied onto the mask and the face of the patient during application of the mask can be further improved according to the present invention by providing the film in the form of a breathable and watervapor-permeable material such as a synthetic block copolymer and/or by providing the film with an uneven (rough) surface such that sticking of the mask to the facial skin of the patient is prevented without impairing the sealing function of the mask. A micro liquid circulation between film and face is possible.
Brief Description of the Drawings The object and advantages of the present invention will appear more clearly from the following specification in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

-Fig.l shows a schematic perspective view of the inventive respiration mask;
Fig.2 shows a cross-section along the line II
-II of Fig.l.
Description~of Preferred Embodiment The respiration mask of the present invention is comprised of a mask body 4 with a bore (connector) 5 for connecting thereto a respiration gas inlet line (not represented). The mask has scanning elements 7 for securing it with non-represented securing straps to the head of the patient. At the free rim of the mask body 4 a bead 2 with integrated hollow body 3 made of an elastic material, preferably rubber, is connected.
The hollow body 3 of this bead 2 which rests on the face of a patent (not represented), is filled with a material that when cured provides for a form-stable and elastically yielding plastic material. A thin elastic skin 1 is secured to the bead 2 which bridges the side of the mask body 4 that faces the face of the patient and which is provided with a cutout 6 for introducing the nose of the patient into the interior space delimited by the mask body 4 and the film 1.
The present invention is, of course, in no way restricted to specific disclosure of the specification, examples, and drawings, but also encompasses any modifications within the scope of the appemdent claims.

Claims (3)

WHAT I CLAIM IS:
1. An individual mask for artificial respiration of a patient, said mask comprising:
a mask body bridging the nose of the patient at least in the area of the nostrils;
said mask body comprising a hollow bead filled with an elastically yielding material for shaping said bead to match a contour of the patient's face;
said mask body further comprising a connector for connecting thereto a gas inlet line;
said mask body having means for attaching thereto securing straps;
said bead comprising an elastic film bridging a side of said mask body facing the patient's face such that an interior space is delimited by said film and said mask body; and said film having a cutout for introducing into said interior space the nose of the patient.
2. A mask according to claim 1, wherein said film is comprised of a breathable and water vapor-permeable material.
3. A mask according to claim 1, wherein said film has an uneven surface.
CA002153615A 1994-07-15 1995-07-11 Respiration mask Abandoned CA2153615A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DEG9411495.1 1994-07-15
DE9411495U DE9411495U1 (en) 1994-07-15 1994-07-15 Individual mask

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CA2153615A1 true CA2153615A1 (en) 1996-01-16

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US (1) US5715814A (en)
EP (1) EP0692274A3 (en)
CA (1) CA2153615A1 (en)
DE (1) DE9411495U1 (en)
FI (1) FI952991A (en)
NO (1) NO952672L (en)

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US5715814A (en) 1998-02-10
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DE9411495U1 (en) 1994-10-27
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