Patent ID: 9211388
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A headgear assembly for supporting a patient interface for treating a wearer having a breathing disorder with gas pressurized above atmospheric pressure, the headgear assembly comprising: first and second joining portions configured to be arranged on and removably attachable to opposite ends of the patient interface, the second joining portion being independent from the first joining portion, each of the first and second joining portions having an attaching portion at a first end configured to attach to the patient interface, each of the first and second joining portions having at least a first upper slot and a first lower slot at a second end; and headgear having a first strap and a second strap, the second strap being independent from the first strap, each of the first and second straps having a first end that is removably attachable to one of the first joining portion and the second joining portion by being removably threaded through the first upper slot and a second end that is removably attachable to the first joining portion or the second joining portion by being removably threaded through the first lower slot of the respective first and second joining portions, each of the first and second straps having a rear portion structured and dimensioned to be secured to the wearer's ear in use.