Patent ID: 9387301
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A pad assembly for use with a patient interface device, the pad assembly comprising: an outer casing having a housing portion and a mounting portion formed as a unitary member made of a flexible material having a hardness of about 20 to 40 Shore A, the housing portion having a first wall and a second wall defining a hollow cavity therebetween, the first wall being structured to engage a portion of the patient, the mounting portion being structured to couple the outer casing to the patient interface device, the mounting portion having a first side and an opposite second side, wherein the first side and the second side form an internal edge of the mounting portion defining an opening through the mounting portion, wherein the second wall of the housing portion is directly coupled to and extends directly from the second side of the mounting portion at the internal edge, and wherein the first side of the mounting portion comprises a coupling mechanism extending therefrom in a direction away from the housing portion, the coupling mechanism being structured to couple the pad assembly to the patient interface device; and a support element disposed substantially within the cavity of the outer casing, wherein the opening is structured to flex and receive the support element therethrough for disposing the support element in the cavity by flexing of the mounting member.