Modularized respiratory treatment apparatus

US9302066B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ResMed Corp. · AU

Inventors

• Mark Bertinetti · Parramatta, AU
• Zhuo Ran Tang · Sydney, AU
• Craig Laing · Hornsby, AU
• Jing Wen Xie · Chatswood, AU
• Jianhua Zhu · Tangxia, CN
• Chinmayee Somaiya · Sydney, AU
• Graham Stephen Cutcliffe · Sydney, AU
• Sandra Robyn Curtis · Gemstone Road, AU
• Peter Milliken · Bringelly, AU
• Dimitri Marco Maurer · Gosford, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 10, 2012
• Grant date: Apr 5, 2016
• Expiry date: Aug 15, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T292/1033
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A modularized respiratory treatment apparatus provides various respiratory pressure treatments. The apparatus may be formed by discrete connectable modules such as a flow generator module, alarm module and/or humidifier module. Each module may include its own external casing or housing to independently retain or enclose the respective components that serve the function of the module. Different modules may be adapted with different components and functionalities and may be readily coupled using standardized gas and electrical connection configurations that have flow and communication paths that extend through the modules. When coupled, operation of the respiratory treatment apparatus may be controlled by detection of different modules, such as the alarm module that generates visual and/or audible alarms based on detected conditions, so as to selectively enable or disable different respiratory treatments. The discrete modules of the medical treatment apparatus may include tamper resistant locking mechanisms to impede unauthorized separation of some modules.