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

Claim 0:
1. A patient interface system for providing pressurized breathable gas to a patient's airways to treat sleep disordered breathing, the patient interface system comprising:
a mask comprising:
a cushion; and
a mask frame;

headgear connected to the mask frame to retain the mask on the patient's face during treatment, the headgear comprising:
a first rigidizer and a second rigidizer, the first rigidizer and the second rigidizer each having a free end and a curvature that substantially conforms to a corresponding portion of the patient's face in use; and
a strap having a back portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion, the first side portion and the second side portion being joined to the back portion opposite one another, the first side portion and the second side portion each having an opening, the first side portion and the second side portion each being tubular in shape, and the strap being constructed from a textile,

wherein the first rigidizer extends through the opening and inside of the first side portion of the strap such that the free end of the first rigidizer is enclosed within the first side portion of the strap,
wherein the second rigidizer extends through the opening and inside of the second side portion of the strap such that the free end of the second rigidizer is enclosed within the second side portion of the strap, and
wherein the first side portion and the second side portion are flexible such that the first rigidizer substantially imparts its curvature upon the first side portion of the strap and the second rigidizer substantially imparts its curvature upon the second side portion of the strap.