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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Medical Device Design

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  • Noninvasive respiratory support via face masks is crucial for respiratory failure.
  • Commercially available masks often have poor fit, leading to discomfort and treatment failure.
  • Personalized, custom-fit masks offer a potential solution to improve patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a comprehensive overview of advances and knowledge gaps in personalized masks for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Noninvasive Ventilation (NIV).
  • To systematically review the literature on custom-fit respiratory support masks.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature search identifying and summarizing 23 relevant studies.
  • Analysis of studies focusing on personalized nasal masks for adult and pediatric respiratory care.
  • Review of studies involving bench testing and clinical evaluations.

Main Results:

  • Most personalized mask studies focused on nasal interfaces, with adult studies emphasizing chronic ventilation and pediatric studies focusing on acute care.
  • Personalized masks generally demonstrated positive performance in bench and human testing regarding comfort, air leak, and skin pressure.
  • Advances in 3D scanning and printing technologies facilitate personalized mask development.

Conclusions:

  • Personalized masks show promise for improving noninvasive respiratory support.
  • Significant knowledge gaps remain concerning cushion materials, headgear design, clinical feasibility, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Further research is essential before large-scale clinical implementation of personalized respiratory support masks can be recommended.