US Patent Issued to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare on Feb. 11 for "Combination CPAP and resuscitation systems and methods" (New Zealander Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,220,536, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Combination CPAP and resuscitation systems and methods" was invented by Gavin Walsh Millar (Auckland, New Zealand) and Christopher Leigh Beaumont (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combination positive airway pressure (PAP) or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and resuscitation system and related methods. The systems can be well-suited for use in providing CPAP therapy for a neonate or infant patient, with the ability to also provide resuscitation therapy at a peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) as needed or des...