Patent ID: 9687620
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A connector structured to be employed in a patient interface that is structured to provide a flow of breathable gas to an airway of a patient, the patient interface having a resilient cushion that is structured to be engaged with the face of the patient, the connector comprising: a support apparatus structured to be connected with a source of breathable gas; a connection apparatus disposed on the support apparatus and structured to be engaged with the cushion; the connection apparatus comprising an engagement element and a retention apparatus; the engagement element having a frusto-conic engagement surface structured to receive against it at least a portion of the cushion; and the retention apparatus comprising at least a first retention element that protrudes outwardly from the frusto-conic engagement surface and that is structured to be engaged with the cushion and to retain the at least portion of the cushion in a condition received against the engagement surface.