ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,239, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Respiratory device for providing bubble CPAP" was invented by Peter Chi-Yang Hsu (Auckland, New Zealand) and Simei Gomes Wysoski (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Respiratory systems with a flow generator can provide bubble CPAP therapy by controlling the pressure of a flow of gas delivered to a patient. The controller of the respiratory system can control a motor speed of its flow generator so as to control the pressure of the flow of gas. The controller can also detect presence of bubbling and/or possible leaks in the...