US Patent Issued to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare on Aug. 12 for "Asymmetrical nasal delivery elements and fittings for nasal interfaces" (New Zealander Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,689, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Asymmetrical nasal delivery elements and fittings for nasal interfaces" was invented by Stanislav Tatkov (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nasal interface uses asymmetrical nasal delivery elements to deliver an asymmetrical flow through the interface to both nares or to either nare, and a mouthpiece may be inserted to maintain a leak, to improve dead space clearance in the upper airways, decrease peak expiratory pressure, reduce noise, increase safety of the therapy for smaller patients and reduce resistance in the ...