Patent ID: 7856982
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A patient interface device comprising: a frame sized and configured to span at least a portion of a patient's face while remaining below the patient's eyes responsive to the patient interface device being donned by such a patient, the frame including a first headgear coupling portion at a first end thereof and a second headgear coupling portion at a second end thereof opposite the first end; a generally tubular-shaped support member coupled to the frame, wherein a passage is defined along a length of the support member to carry gas within the support member; a first elbow rotatably coupled to a first end of the support member; a second elbow rotatably coupled to a second end of the support member; a sealing assembly attached directly to the support member; a headgear including a first strap operatively coupled to the first headgear coupling portion and a second strap operatively coupled to the second headgear coupling portion; a first patient contacting pad coupled to the first end of the frame or the first strap; and a second patient contacting pad coupled to the second end of the frame or the second strap, and wherein the first and the second patient contacting pads contact a surface of such a patient's face responsive to the patient interface device being donned by such a patient.