ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,633, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to BREATHE TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Patient interface with integrated jet pump" was invented by Enrico Brambilla (Irvine, Calif.), Samir Ahmad (Irvine, Calif.), Larry Mastrovich (Irvine, Calif.), Gary Berman (Irvine, Calif.) and David Mastrovich (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient circuit of a ventilation system, such as a non-invasive open ventilation system, wherein the patient circuit comprises a nasal pillows style patient interface that incorporates at least one "Venturi effect" jet pump proximal to the patient. The patient circuit further comprises a pair of ...