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/Vent System For Patient Interface
Abstract

A vent structure may include a vent housing comprising an inlet, an outlet, at least one exhaust gas orifice, and a membrane having a first end and a second end spaced apart, the membrane having a moveable portion between the first end and the second end. The moveable portion may be spaced radially from a membrane-facing surface inside of the vent housing to form an exhaust gas flow passage therebetween to allow exhaust gas to flow from the pressurised volume through the exhaust gas flow passage to atmosphere via the exhaust gas orifice. The moveable portion may be elastically deformable and configured to move radially relative to the membrane-facing surface in response to pressure differences between an interior side of the membrane and an exterior side of the membrane to change a cross-sectional area of the exhaust gas flow passage and regulate the vent flow of gas.

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What is claimed is:

A vent structure may include a vent housing comprising an inlet, an outlet, at least one exhaust gas orifice, and a membrane having a first end and a second end spaced apart, the membrane having a moveable portion between the first end and the second end. The moveable portion may be spaced radially from a membrane-facing surface inside of the vent housing to form an exhaust gas flow passage therebetween to allow exhaust gas to flow from the pressurised volume through the exhaust gas flow passage to atmosphere via the exhaust gas orifice. The moveable portion may be elastically deformable and configured to move radially relative to the membrane-facing surface in response to pressure differences between an interior side of the membrane and an exterior side of the membrane to change a cross-sectional area of the exhaust gas flow passage and regulate the vent flow of gas.
Timeline
Filed
03/06/2026
Published
07/09/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(2)
A61M 16/20:Valves specially adapted to medical respiratory devices
A61M 16/06:Respiratory or anaesthetic masks