US Patent Issued to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare on Jan. 28 for "System for humidification of medical gases" (New Zealander Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,199, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"System for humidification of medical gases" was invented by Richard John Boyes (Auckland, New Zealand), Christian Francis Fischer (Auckland, New Zealand), Joseph Patrick Walter Strevens (Auckland, New Zealand), Elmo Benson Stoks (Auckland, New Zealand) and Jayananda Mallinson (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A humidification system has a tube configured to transport gases. The tube is configured to be soaked prior to use and has a bead to hold liquid. Heat applied to the bead causes the liquid to be released as vapou...