Breathable gas apparatus with humidifier

US8042535B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ResMed Corp. · AU

Inventors

• Barton John Kenyon · Sydney, AU
• Arthur Kin-Wai Yee · Sydney, AU
• Rohan Neil Primrose · Sydney, AU
• Jim Saada · Sydney, AU
• John Michael Snow · Chatswood, AU
• Marek Tomasz Sapula · Parramatta, AU
• Geoffrey Crumblin · Parramatta, AU
• Duncan Lovel Trevor-Wilson · Sydney, AU
• Perry David Lithgow · Batemans Bay, AU
• Alexander Virr · Sydney, AU
• Donald Angus Richmond · Sydney, AU
• Simone Marie Jeha · Sydney, AU
• Andrew Charles Murray · Sydney, AU
• Mark John Payne · Gosford, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 5, 2011
• Grant date: Oct 25, 2011
• Expiry date: Apr 5, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B29L2031/753
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Apparatus for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea includes a CPAP device and a detachable humidifier. The humidifier includes a tank that is removably insertable into a humidifier base. A sealed air flow path from the CPAP device and through the water tank is established when the water tank is placed in the humidifier base.