Abstract: Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for preventing facial wounds caused by an applied ventilation mask are provided. For example, the apparatus includes a cushion formed in an inverted āVā shape, wherein the cushion comprises a superior portion and two inferior portions, wherein the superior portion corresponds to the vertex of the inverted āVā shape, wherein the superior portion is configured to cushion the nose of a human, and wherein the two inferior portions are configured to cushion the cheekbones of a human.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 9, 2009
Date of Patent:
May 6, 2014
Assignee:
JRJ Medical Innovations, LLC
Inventors:
Johnny Hernandez, Jerry Wright, Rizwana Ahmed