ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,220,528, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Patient interface with venting" was invented by Brett John Huddart (Auckland, New Zealand), Ronald Gane (Auckland, New Zealand), Callum Ross Gordon (Auckland, New Zealand), Mark Andrew Thompson (Auckland, New Zealand) and Thomas Mark Richardson (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Interfaces for positive pressure therapy having various vent designs are disclosed herein. The interfaces include a bias flow vent with design geometries that help reduce and/or minimize draft and noise levels of the fluids exiting the vents. S...