Patent ID: 9084863
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A patient interface device, comprising: a frame for supporting a flexible interface member, said flexible interface member being structured to deliver a gas to an airway of a patient, said frame having a flange; and a clip including a second surface and being structured to be coupled to said frame by sliding said clip onto said flange, wherein said first surface and said second surface abut with each other when said frame and said clip are coupled, wherein said flange includes a post extending upwardly from an end portion of said first surface, wherein said clip includes a first end portion having a notch structured to receive said post firmed therein, and a second end portion opposite of the first end portion, the second end portion not having a notch structured to receive said post formed therein, wherein said post is structured to be received within said notch when said clip is slid onto said flange to permit said clip to be fully slid onto said flange when said clip is oriented such that the first end portion of the clip having the notch. corresponds with the end portion of the flange including the post, and wherein said post is structured to abut against the second end portion of the clip to prevent said clip from being fully slid onto said flange when said clip is oriented such that the second end portion of the clip not having the notch corresponds with the end portion of the flange including the post.