Patent ID: 7082947
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A face mask for use in a pressurized drug delivery system, the face mask comprising: an at least partially deformable body having a surface for placement against a face of a patient and a nose bridge section formed in an upper section of the body, the body having a pair of eye vents formed therein, with one eye vent being formed on one side of the nose bridge section and the other eye vent being formed on the other side of the nose bridge section, the eye vents for placement underneath the eyes of the patient when the face mask is placed against the face of the patient, wherein the eye vents are constructed so that when the body is placed against the face, an opening is formed between an innermost edge of the eye vent and the face underneath the eyes to permit venting, wherein the opening associated with the eye vent is open to atmospheric conditions and the face mask body includes a connector integral thereto, the connector defining a fluid pathway into an interior of the face mask and is constructed to receive, under pressure, an aerosolized drug.