US Patent Issued to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare on Aug. 19 for "Systems and methods for controlling humidity output in a humidifier" (New Zealander Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,615, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Systems and methods for controlling humidity output in a humidifier" was invented by Po-Yen Liu (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A respiratory assistance system can include a humidifier used for delivery of heated and humidified gases to a patient includes a humidification chamber with an inlet and associated sensor, an associated heater and sensor, an inspiratory conduit with an associated heater and sensor, and an unheated patient interface, such as a face mask. A humidifier can include a control system configured ...