ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,418, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A. (Luxembourg).
"Mask bead for a patient interface" was invented by Martin Eifler (Glueckstadt, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a mask bead for a patient interface that comprises a contact area, a nose bridge area having a width (B1), side areas, a base area, and a bearing area on a patient. The bearing area extends from the side areas, the base area and the nose bridge area to a central opening is being designed as a sealing lip which frames the central opening. The mask bead further has a maximum width (B2), the ratio B1 to B2 being one to...