ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,214, issued on April 22, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Conduit with heating element" was invented by Daniel John Smith (Auckland, New Zealand) and David Peter Baldwin (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conduit for a breathing circuit includes a heater associated, at least in part, with a hydrophilic layer. The purpose of the heater is to evaporate any condensed liquid collecting in the conduit, which is first sucked up by the hydrophilic layer. The heated wick reduces the risk of collected water being passed to the patient and causing choking fits or discomfit. It is pre...