Title:
DEVICE FOR POSITIONING A BREATHING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001000266
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A device (10) for positioning a breathing apparatus over a breathing orifice in the head (16) of a person, the person having an occipital lobe (14) and an axis of symmetry, includes an occipital anchor (12) for anchoring against the head (16) of the person beneath the occipital lobe (14) of the person. The device (10) further includes a forward anchor (18) for anchoring against a forward portion of the person's head (16). A spring connector (24) connects the forward anchor (18) and the occipital anchor (12), and biases the occipital anchor against the head (16) of the person beneath the occipital lobe (14) and the forward anchor (18) against the corresponding portion of the person's head (16) so as to attach the device (10) to the person's head. The occipital anchor (12), the forward anchor (18) and the spring connector (24) are substantially aligned along the axis of symmetry of the person's head (16). The mount (32) is connected to the spring connector (24) for mounting the apparatus so as to locate the apparatus over the orifice.
Inventors:
HANSEN GARY L
BORDEWICK STEVEN S
BLOOM NICOLE DENISE
BORDEWICK STEVEN S
BLOOM NICOLE DENISE
Application Number:
PCT/US2000/005867
Publication Date:
March 07, 2002
Filing Date:
March 07, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MALLINCKRODT INC (US)
International Classes:
A61M16/06; A62B9/04; A61M16/08; A61M16/22; A62B18/08; (IPC1-7): A61M16/06
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1998048878A2 | 1998-11-05 |
Foreign References:
| US4782832A | 1988-11-08 | |||
| FR2517545A1 | 1983-06-10 | |||
| EP0549299A2 | 1993-06-30 |
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