Patent ID: 6422238
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A respiratory mask and headgear combination comprising a respiratory mask being a patient gas delivery mask having a first side and an opposite second side, and respiratory mask-securing headgear for securing said mask to the face of a wearer, the headgear including at least one strap extending from each of the first and second sides of the mask, the straps in use being releasably fastened at a region rearwards of the facial region of the wearer by fastening means so as to secure the mask, the headgear further including a release actuator acting on the fastening means and in use extending forward from the fastening means to a position substantially at the front of the wearer such that the release actuator may be gripped at substantially the front of the wearer and actuated to release the fastening means and thereby allow removal of the headgear from the wearer.