US Patent Issued to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare on Aug. 12 for "Nasal seal, mask and respiratory interface assembly" (New Zealander Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,688, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Nasal seal, mask and respiratory interface assembly" was invented by Amit Galgali (Auckland, New Zealand), Bruno Sintive (Auckland, New Zealand), Callum Ross Gordon (Auckland, New Zealand), Mark Andrew Thompson (Auckland, New Zealand), Ryan Anthony Graham (Auckland, New Zealand) and Mark Arvind McLaren (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nasal seal, mask or an interface assembly have a seal body defining a breathing chamber. A nasal port is provided in the seal body. The nasal port has a central portion straddled by a...