US 12,434,030 B2
Respiratory mask system
Mark Arvind McLaren, Auckland (NZ); Brett John Huddart, Auckland (NZ); Jeroen Hammer, Auckland (NZ); Matthew Robert Geoff Slight, Auckland (NZ); Vitaly Kapelevich, Auckland (NZ); and David Monroy Felix, Auckland (NZ)
Assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland (NZ)
Filed by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland (NZ)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/637,798.
Application 18/637,798 is a continuation of application No. 16/956,471, granted, now 11,986,595, previously published as PCT/IB2018/060394, filed on Dec. 20, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/609,162, filed on Dec. 21, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0342420 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A62B 9/04 (2006.01); A62B 18/02 (2006.01); A62B 18/08 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/0683 (2013.01) [A61M 16/0616 (2014.02); A61M 16/0816 (2013.01); A62B 9/04 (2013.01); A62B 18/025 (2013.01); A62B 18/084 (2013.01); A61M 16/0622 (2014.02); A61M 2205/0216 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0272 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0618 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0625 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A respiratory mask assembly, comprising:
a mask interface; and
a headgear assembly, the headgear assembly comprising:
two side straps with one of the two side straps disposed on each side of a user's face in use, each of the two side straps extending through a respective passage, each passage being formed on a respective side of the mask interface, each of the two side straps comprising a single continuous strap having an upper portion and a lower portion, each upper portion connected to an upper section of the headgear assembly, and each lower portion connected to a lower section of the headgear assembly;
two connectors with each of the two connectors housing a lock mechanism of an automatically adjusting headgear mechanism coupled to one end of a respective one of the two side straps; and
one or more filaments extending through at least a portion of each of the two side straps.