KR102545210B1 - adhesion-type positive airway pressure mask - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a main body provided with a front perforation; a face close-fitting part coupled to the rear of the main body; Left attachment parts and right attachment parts located on both sides of the main body; and an air tube unit coupled to the front perforated unit and supplying oxygen or air.

Description

Attachable positive airway pressure mask {adhesion-type positive airway pressure mask}

The present invention relates to an attachable positive air pressure mask.

In general, when you fall asleep, all the muscles that make up our body are relaxed, and the muscles around the pores are no exception, so the muscles in the neck and throat are also relaxed, narrowing the pores. Most of them do not have trouble breathing even if their nostrils are slightly narrowed while sleeping, but about 45% of normal adults snore occasionally with the uvula vibrating when inhaling because of the narrowed nostrils, and about 25% snore all the time. Snoring, which is a problem, is common in men and obese people and increases with age. In severe cases, it is known to be associated with obstructive sleep apnea and upper airway resistance syndrome, in which breathing is severely choked.

On the other hand, snoring or obstructive sleep apnea not only harms people around them, but also makes it difficult for the patient to sleep normally, making it difficult to do work due to sleepiness during the day, always having symptoms of tiredness, and feeling headache or lethargy. Accordingly, in order to reduce snoring or obstructive sleep apnea, behavioral therapy, correction of sleep posture, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), palatal pharynxplasty (UPPP), and palatal plastic surgery (laser, radiofrequency-coblation, palatine implant) surgery) and mandibular correction are being considered.

Among them, treatment by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a device that puts air into the airway so that the patient's airway remains open when the patient breathes in air. It is known to be the most effective non-surgical method for wrinkles, and there are various forms such as covering the nose with a mask or inserting air intakes into both noses.

However, conventional positive airway pressure masks are fixed to the face using headgear or a band, so the headgear or band causes discomfort while sleeping, and rather interferes with deep sleep.

In addition, headgear or bands must be configured to fit various age groups and sizes, and the configuration is complicated and management is difficult.

In addition, there is a problem that it is inconvenient to wear and take off the headgear or band.

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Korea Patent No. 10-0950451

An object of the present invention is to provide an attachable positive airway pressure mask that can prevent discomfort and sleep disturbance caused by headgear or bands during sleep because there is no headgear or band worn on the head.

In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide an attachable CPAP mask that is simple to configure and easy to manage because there is no need to configure headgear or bands to suit various age groups and sizes.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide an attachable CPAP mask with excellent wearability because it is possible to wear the CPAP mask simply by attaching it.

In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide an attachable positive air pressure mask that has a one-way exhaust unit, is easy to discharge carbon dioxide, and can block the inflow of external air.

The above tasks and additional tasks are described in detail below.

As a means for solving the above problems,

The present invention, the main body provided with a front perforation; a face close-fitting part coupled to the rear of the main body; Left attachment parts and right attachment parts located on both sides of the main body; and an air tube unit coupled to the front perforated unit and supplying oxygen or air.

In addition, the main body is provided with a first coupling portion around the front perforated portion, coupled to the first coupling portion, a second coupling portion having an opening portion in which the central region is opened to correspond to the shape of the front perforated portion; It further includes a left extension part and an edge extension part extending from both ends of the second coupling part, and the left attachment part and the right attachment part are formed on the outside of the left extension part and the coincidence extension part, respectively.

In addition, the air tube unit provides an attachable positive pressure device mask coupled to the front perforation unit.

In addition, the air pipe part and the front perforation part are detachable by magnetic force, providing an attachable positive pressure mask.

In addition, the left attachment part and the right attachment part provide an attachable positive pressure device mask having an attachment pad part containing silicone hydrogel for attachment to the face and a pad support part supporting the attachment pad part. The attachment pad part may further include a plurality of vacuum attachment parts, and a skin care agent may be further included in the silicone hydrogel.

In addition, a one-way exhaust unit is provided on at least one side of both side surfaces of the main body, and an attachable positive pressure device mask is provided.

The attachable CPAP mask according to one embodiment of the present invention does not have a headgear or band worn on the head, so it can prevent discomfort and sleep disturbance caused by the headgear or band during sleep.

In addition, there is no need to configure headgear or bands to fit various age groups and sizes, so the configuration is simple and management is easy.

In addition, it is possible to wear a positive air pressure device mask simply by attaching it, so the wearability is excellent.

In addition, since a one-way exhaust unit is provided, carbon dioxide is easily discharged and inflow of external air can be blocked.

The above effects and additional effects are described in detail below.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an attachable positive air pressure mask according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the attachment part of the attachable positive pressure device mask according to an embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a diagram showing an attachable positive pressure device mask having a one-way exhaust unit formed on at least one side of both side surfaces of the main body;
4 is a diagram showing an example of a one-way exhaust unit of an attachable positive pressure device mask according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components have the same numerals as much as possible even if they are displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing an embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function hinders understanding of the embodiment of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

In describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are only used to distinguish the component from other components, and the nature, sequence, or order of the corresponding component is not limited by the term. In addition, unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in the present application, they should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning. don't

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an attachable positive pressure device mask according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the main body 10 having a front perforated part 11, the face contact part 20 coupled to the rear of the main body 10, and the left attachment part located on both sides of the main body 10 (30), a right attachment part (33), and an air pipe part (40) coupled to the front perforated part (11) and supplying oxygen or air.

The attachable CPAP mask according to one embodiment of the present invention does not have a headgear or band worn on the head, so it can prevent discomfort and sleep disturbance caused by the headgear or band during sleep. In addition, there is no need to configure headgear or bands to fit various age groups and sizes, so the configuration is simple and management is easy. In addition, it is possible to wear a positive air pressure device mask simply by attaching it, so the wearability is excellent. In addition, since the one-way exhaust unit 14 is provided, carbon dioxide is easily discharged and the inflow of external air can be blocked.

The rear of the main body 10 is open, and coupled to the face contact part 20 by the rear coupling part 12. The front of the face contact part 20 is formed open according to the rear shape of the body 10 . The rear coupling part 12 may be in the form of a protruding convex line or a recessed concave line along the rear of the main body 10, and may be coupled by fitting the face contact part 20 to the protruding or concave line. The face contact part 20 may be provided with a concave line or a protruding line corresponding to the protruding line or concave line of the rear coupling part 12 .

The face contact unit 20 is made of a flexible and elastic material to prevent a gap from occurring between the mask and the face when in close contact with the face. For example, it may be a silicon material. The face contact part 20 may be formed to correspond to the shape of the nose and cover the nose. It may be shaped to cover both the nose and mouth as needed, but is not limited thereto.

A front perforated part 11 is provided at the front of the main body 10 . High-concentration oxygen or air can be supplied into the mask through the front perforated part 11. The front perforated part 11 is coupled with the air pipe part 40 that supplies high-concentration oxygen or air. The coupling of the air pipe part 40 to the perforated part of the ceiling surface may be in the form of a screw thread or a concave shape. For the convenience of attachment and detachment, it may be in the form of attachment and detachment by magnetic force using a magnet.

The left attachment part 30 and the right attachment part 33 are located on both sides of the main body 10, and the user wears a mask by attaching the left attachment part 30 and the right attachment part 33 to the user's both cheeks, respectively. fixed on the face of The left attachment part 30 and the right attachment part 33 may be directly connected to both ends of the main body 10 .

Specifically, a first coupling portion 13 is formed around the front perforated portion 11 of the main body 10, coupled to the first coupling portion 13, and the shape of the front perforated portion 11 Further comprising a second coupling portion 31 having an opening in which the central region is open, a left extension portion 32 extending from both ends of the second coupling portion 31, and a side extension portion 32, The left attachment part 30 and the right attachment part 33 may be formed outside the left extension part 32 and the coincident extension part 32, respectively. The left extension part 32 and the right end extension part 32 may be curved to correspond to the shape of a surface in contact with the main body 10 .

Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the attaching part of the attachable positive air pressure mask according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the left attaching part 30 and the right attaching part 33 include silicone hydrogel for attaching to the face. A pad part 35 and a pad support part 34 supporting the attachment pad part 35 are included. An adhesive pad portion 35 is formed on the pad support portion 34 . It is not limited as long as it is a material having adhesiveness that can be attached to and detached from the face. It is good to use silicone hydrogel to prevent skin trouble and to ensure stable adhesion. The attachment pad portion 35 is not limited, but a known adhesive pad may be used.

Optionally, the attachment pad part 35 may further include a plurality of vacuum attachment parts, and may be located on the surface of the attachment pad part 35 . Meanwhile, a plurality of vacuum attachment parts may be formed on the pad support part 34 to replace the attachment bed part of the silicone hydrogel. Although the vacuum attachment part is not shown, it has a hollow hemispherical shape and is made of an elastic material, so that when pressurized, air inside escapes, and the inside is vacuumed or decompressed to be attached. Optionally, the silicone hydrogel of the attachment bed part may further contain a skin care agent. Examples of skin care agents may include moisturizers, antioxidants, anti-inflammatory agents, skin regenerating agents, and the like, and skin care ingredients known as components of skin cosmetic compositions may be used.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an attachable positive pressure device mask having a one-way exhaust unit 14 formed on at least one side of both side surfaces of the main body 10. Referring to FIG. As shown, by providing a one-way exhaust unit 14, it is possible to smoothly discharge carbon dioxide generated during exhalation in the mask. In addition, a one-way exhaust unit 14 is provided to exhaust the excessive positive pressure in the mask. In addition, by performing one-way exhaust, unwanted inflow of outside air can be prevented.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a one-way exhaust 14, with flexible valve 122 seated in a closed position on sealing surface 124 and seated in an open position, shown by dotted line 122a. In FIG. 4, the left side is inside the mask, and the right side is outside the mask.

When the flexible valve 122 is closed, it rests on the sealing surface 124 and is also supported in a cantilever manner relative to the valve seat 120 on the valve retaining surface 125 . The flexible valve 122 is lifted from the sealing surface 124 at its free end 126 when the inside of the internal gas space reaches a significant pressure during exhalation. Sealing surface 124 may be formed to be curved in a generally concave cross-section within a range of longitudinal dimensions when viewed from the side, and the flap biases towards the sealing surface under neutral conditions - that is, when the wearer is not inhaling or exhaling. or may be in a misaligned or relative position with respect to the valve retaining surface 125 to be pressurized. Sealing surface 124 lies at the distal end of sealing ridge 127 . Exhaled air or internal air is expelled from the internal gas space through an orifice 128 in the one-way exhaust 14 by raising the flexible valve 122 from the sealing surface 124 .

Fluid passes through the one-way exhaust 14 in the normal direction indicated by arrow 134. If one-way exhaust 14 is used in the mask to exhaust from the inside of the mask, fluid flow 134 will represent exhaust due to exhalation flow airflow or positive pressure inside the mask. Fluid passing through the orifice 128 applies a force to the flexible valve 122, causing the free end 126 of the valve 122 to rise from the sealing surface 124 to open the one-way exhaust 114.

When external air is about to flow in, the flexible valve 122 closes and closes, so gas flows in only one direction.

In the above, embodiments according to the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the embodiments of the present invention are not necessarily limited to the above-described embodiments, and it will be taken for granted that various modifications and implementation within the equivalent range are possible by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs. . Therefore, it will be said that the true scope of the present invention is determined by the claims described later.

10: body
11: front perforation
12: rear joint
13: first coupling part
14: exhaust part
20: face contact part
30: left attachment
31: second coupling part
32: extension
33: right attachment
34: pad support
35: attachment pad part
40: air pipe
122: flexible valve

Claims (7)

Main body provided with a front perforated part;
a face close-fitting part coupled to the rear of the main body;
Left attachment parts and right attachment parts located on both sides of the main body; and
An air pipe unit coupled to the front perforation unit and supplying oxygen or air;
The main body is provided with a first coupling portion around the front perforation,
a second coupling portion coupled to the first coupling portion and having an open portion in which a central area is opened to correspond to the shape of the front perforated portion;
Further comprising a left extension and a coincidence extension extending from both ends of the second coupling part,
The left attachment part and the right attachment part are formed outside the left extension part and the coincident extension part, respectively,
The left extension and the right extension are curved to correspond to the shape of the surface in contact with the main body,
The air pipe part is coupled to the front perforated part,
The air tube part and the front perforated part are detachable by magnetic force, attachable positive pressure device mask.
delete delete delete According to claim 1,
Wherein the left attachment part and the right attachment part have an attachment pad part containing silicone hydrogel for attachment to the face and a pad support part supporting the attachment pad part.
According to claim 5,
The attachment pad part further includes a plurality of vacuum attachment parts, and a skin care agent is further included in the silicone hydrogel.
According to claim 1,
On at least one side of both sides of the main body,
An attachable positive air pressure mask with a one-way exhaust part.

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