Nasal assembly

US7461656B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ResMed Corp. · AU

Inventors

• Michael Kassipillai Gunaratnam · Chatswood, AU
• Philip Rodney Kwok · Chatswood, AU
• Robin Garth Hitchcock · Parramatta, AU
• Lee James Veliss · Rotterdam, NL
• Memduh Guney · Killara, AU
• Richard Sokolov · Sydney, AU
• Perry David Lithgow · Batemans Bay, AU
• Donald Darkin · Village of La Jolla, US
• Susan Robyn Lynch · Parramatta, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 22, 2006
• Grant date: Dec 9, 2008
• Expiry date: Nov 22, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2016/0661
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A nasal assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame having an integrally formed first connector portion. A nozzle assembly includes a gusset or base portion and a pair of nozzles. At least one inlet conduit is structured to deliver breathable gas into the frame and nozzle assembly for breathing by the patient. A pair of second connector portions are removably and rotatably connected to respective first connector portions of the frame and are in communication with respective inlet conduits, e.g., directly or via angle connectors. A headgear assembly is removably connected to the pair of second connector portions and/or the angle connectors so as to maintain the frame and the nozzle assembly in a desired adjusted position on the patient's face.