Patent ID: 8887727

Claim:
A ventilation mask for sealing on a face of a patient comprising: a nasal passage opener configured for facilitating in opening a nasal passage of said patient, said nasal passage opener comprising a zygomatic facial interface portion configured to extend, when in use, over a zygomatic arch of said patient; and side straps that extend from the nasal passage opener and are configured to extend around said patient's head to secure the mask on said patient's head; wherein said nasal passage opener is configured to be disposed over said nasal passage of said patient when said ventilation mask is sealed on said face of said patient; wherein said side straps and said zygomatic facial interface portion are configured (i) to stretch cheek skin of said patient laterally away from the nasal passage, (ii) to increase a cross-sectional area of a nasal passage of said patient when the side straps provide lateral pressure to the zygomatic facial interface portion, and (iii) to transfer the securing force from a nose bridge of the patient to the zygomatic arch of said patient.