Patent ID: 8544470
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A replaceable forehead liner for a CPAP mask having a clipping portion, comprising: a forehead contact member having a pair of flexible pads integrally joined by a connecting bridge member, each pad defining an inner contact face and an outer frontal face; a support member comprising a pair of support pillars, the support pillars respectively and frontally extending from the outer frontal faces of the flexible pads, wherein each support pillar includes a narrower root portion having an opening arranged thereon and a wider head portion having a hollow hole arranged thereon, wherein an extending direction of the openings and the hollow holes are substantially parallel, wherein the extending direction of the openings and the hollow holes are substantially normal to the frontally extending direction of the support pillars; a support plate integrally joining the support pillars, wherein the forehead contact member and the support member define a hollow portion therebetween, thereby forming an elastic and flexible support structure; and a locking member extending from the support member having a length greater than a length of the hollow portion and having a locking portion for engaging to the clipping portion of the mask.