Patent ID: 8596271
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A patient interface device comprising: a support member 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 support member having a coupling portion configured to continuously span from a first side of a patient's face on a first side of the patient's nose to a second, opposite side of the patient's face on a second, opposite side of the patient's nose responsive to the patient interface device being donned by such a patient; and a sealing assembly operatively coupled to the support member at the coupling portion in a manner wherein the sealing assembly is rotatable relative to the coupling portion about a longitudinal axis of the coupling portion or slideable relative to the coupling portion along the longitudinal axis of the coupling portion while remaining in fluid communication with an interior of the support member,