US 6,981,503 B1 | ||
Hands free-anesthesia mask | ||
Leon Shapiro, 11 Fairview Rd., Tenafly, N.J. 07670 (US) | ||
Filed on Nov. 16, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/990,076. | ||
Int. Cl. A61F 13/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 128—845 | 7 Claims |
1. An apparatus for providing anesthesia to a patient, comprising:
an anesthesia mask including four protrusions;
a mask strap having a head plate and four narrow extensions each including a plurality of holes adapted to attach to said
four protrusions of said anesthesia mask, wherein at least two of said four narrow extensions have respective portions of
snap fasteners; and
a rectangular connecting strap having end portions of snap fasteners attached to said at least two of said four narrow extensions
via said respective portions of snap fasteners, wherein said mask strap is adapted to hold said anesthesia mask against a
patient's mouth and said rectangular connecting strap is attached only to said mask strap and is adapted to raise the patient's
jaw up and forward, thereby unobstructing the patient's airway.
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