Mask apparatus

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1994-08-09

1997-01-14

Dvorak, Linda C.

Surgery

Respiratory method or device

Face mask covering a breathing passage

12820621, 12820625, A62B 1808

Patent

active

055929389

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for treating obstructive sleep apnea and other disorders by the novel application of pressure varying from ambient pressure to external portions of a patient's neck, and a novel breathing mask and seal apparatus.

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