Patent 9629975 was granted and assigned to Revolutionary Medical Devices on April, 2017 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method for ventilating a patient in which nasal mask having an exhalation scoop formed of a flexible or resiliently deformable material, fixed adjacent a lower portion of mask, is positioned to overlie an upper lip of a patient. When needed, the exhalation scoop is folded back on itself to provide access to the patient's mouth.