Patent ID: 6418929
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
An oxygen mask for use on an infant, comprising:a face mask having a rim with an upper portion configured to substantially conform to the contour of the nose bridge of the infant, a first side portion and an opposite second side portion configured to substantially conform to contour of the cheek's of the infant, and a lower portion configured to substantially conform to the contour of the face of the infant below the mouth so as to form a breathing chamber about the mouth and nostrils of the infant when the face mask is positioned on the infant's face; and a strap assembly connected to the face mask and extendable around the head of the infant for holding the face mask snugly against the infant's face, the strap assembly comprising an upper rear strap, a lower rear strap, and a plurality of forward straps, the upper rear strap and the lower rear strap being joined so that the upper and lower rear straps form a loop, a first pair of the forward straps extending from the loop at a first juncture and being connected to the face mask proximate the first side of the rim in a spaced apart relation to one another and a second pair of forward straps extending from an opposing side of the loop at a second juncture and being connected to the face mask proximate the second side of the rim in a spaced apart relation to one another, the upper rear strap, the lower rear strap, and the forward straps being sized and oriented relative to one another such that when the face mask and the strap assembly are operably donned on the infant each of the first and second junctures is positioned substantially above a corresponding ear of the infant and has a length which extends approximately from a front side of the infant's ear to a rear side of the infant's ear and the upper rear strap is positioned across a top side of the infant's head and the lower rear strap is positioned across a rearward side of the infant's head.