Humidifier reservoir

US11229765B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ResMed Pty Ltd · AU

Inventors

• Christian Bayer · Penzberg, DE
• Bernd Christoph Lang · Bogen, DE
• Mark Bertinetti · Parramatta, AU
• Johann Sebastian Burz · Germaringen, DE
• Robert Eibl · Annaberg-Buchholz, DE
• Martin KASPARBAUER · Munich, DE
• Andreas Kirchberger · Sinzing, DE
• Johannes Nickol · Munich, DE
• Jens Rothfuss · Unterschleißheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 21, 2017
• Grant date: Jan 25, 2022
• Expiry date: Nov 21, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2209/086
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A water reservoir for an apparatus for humidifying a flow of breathable gas includes a reservoir base including a cavity structured to hold a volume of liquid and a conductive portion provided to the base. The conductive portion is adapted to thermally engage with a heater plate to allow thermal transfer of heat from the heater plate to the volume of liquid. The conductive portion includes a thin film comprising a non-metallic material, and the thin film includes a wall thickness less than about 1 mm.