Patent ID: 8020276
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: A61F,A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a custom-oriented medical mask having a body and an orientation structure, comprising: transitioning a deformable material for the orientation structure of the medical mask from a first non-deformable state to a deformable state; positioning in a user's mouth an oral appliance having a post, such that the oral appliance receives the user's teeth and the post of the oral appliance projects out of the user's mouth; positioning the medical mask over the user's face, such that: while the post of the oral appliance is received in the orientation structure of the medical mask, allowing the deformable material to transition from the deformable state to a second non-deformable state, such that the custom orientation between the medical mask and the post of the oral appliance is maintained.