Method and apparatus for adjusting respiratory mask sealing force

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9566406
APP PUB NO 20150136133A1
SERIAL NO

14603493

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A mask assembly includes a mask with an inflatable bladder. The internal pressure of the inflatable bladder can be set to be higher than the delivered therapeutic pressure. The pressure offset may be constant, or it may vary over the range of therapeutic pressures. Thus, the force necessary to maintain a contact seal between the mask and the patient can be reduced, thereby providing a system that is more comfortable to the patient, which increases patient compliance.

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  • RESMED LIMITED

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Berthon-Jones, Michael Leonay, AU 99 7749

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