Patent ID: 11911562
Assignee: RESMED PTY LTD
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. The patient interface system of claim 1, further comprising a tube having a first end connected to the mask frame and a second end configured to be connected to a source of the pressurized breathable gas,
wherein:
the cushion is a nasal cushion, a full-face cushion, or nasal prongs,
the textile of the strap includes an elastic material such that the first side portion and the second side portion are stretchable relative to the first rigidizer and the second rigidizer, respectively,
the textile is woven,
the strap has a first free end on the first side portion and a second free end on the second side portion,
the first free end engages the first rigidizer to connect the first side portion to the first rigidizer and the second free end engages the second rigidizer to connect the second side portion to the second rigidizer,
the first side portion of the strap is freely movable relative to the free end of the first rigidizer,
the second side portion of the strap is freely movable relative to the free end of the second rigidizer,
the back portion is bifurcated to form a first back strap portion and a second back strap portion, and
a distance between the first back strap portion and the second back strap portion is adjustable.