Patent ID: 8286636
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A nasal interface for delivering pressurized breathable gas to a user, comprising: a support frame having a central portion and a pair of lateral support arms extending laterally away from the central portion, each lateral support arm including an integrally formed connector slot; a pillows cushion including a base portion and a pair of nozzles, the pillows cushion being removably coupled with the central portion of the support frame with the pair of nozzles structured to sealingly engage with nasal passages of a user's nose, wherein the nozzles, as a unit, are rotatably adjustable between a plurality of frictionally locked positions and adapted to align the nozzles with the nasal passages of the user; an inlet tube having a first end provided with a swivel connector to be connected to a source of pressurized breathable gas via an air delivery tube, and a second end provided to deliver the gas into the support frame for breathing by the user via the pillows cushion; and headgear including a back strap adapted to pass around the rear portion of the user's head, a top strap adapted to pass over the top of the user's head, and a pair of depending side straps each of which is suspended from a junction between the back and top straps, said depending side straps being configured to extend forwardly of the ear along the user's face, each of said depending side straps having an end received in a respective one of said connector slots of said lateral support arms, wherein each of the depending side straps includes a hook and loop fastener, and wherein the top strap is a coronal strap arranged and configured to engage the user's corona and the back strap is an occipital strap configured and dimensioned to engage the user's occiput.