PAP system

US9616190B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ResMed Corp. · AU

Inventors

• Gerard Michael Rummery · Sydney, AU
• Benjamin John Hunter · Parramatta, AU
• Robert Edward Henry · Parramatta, AU
• Jose Ignacio Romagnoli · Sydney, AU
• James William Charles Vandyke · Chatswood, AU
• David Anthony Pidcock · Scone, AU
• Rupert Christian Scheiner · Sydney, AU
• Stuart Norris Plascott · Chatswood, AU
• Stewart Joseph Wagner · Richmond, AU
• Jamie Graeme Wehbeh · Sydney, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 26, 2011
• Grant date: Apr 11, 2017
• Expiry date: Sep 29, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2210/06
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A PAP system adapted for treatment of respiratory disease or sleep disordered breathing includes headgear adapted to engage a patient's head, a patient interface adapted to be secured to and sealed against a portion of a patient's face, in use, by the headgear, a flow generator adapted to be connected to the patient interface, and wherein the flow generator is adapted to be secured by a portion of the headgear to the patient's head, and an outlet tube to interconnect the flow generator and the patient interface. The patient interface includes a frame and a sealing arrangement supported by the frame. The sealing arrangement includes a seal portion, a body portion, and an inlet tube in communication with the outlet tube. The frame and the outlet tube are constructed of a relatively rigid material.