ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,831, issued on July 22, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Interface" was invented by Stanislav Tatkov (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A user interface comprising a non-sealing nasal cannula and a mask arranged about the nasal cannula, the mask including a seal configured with a user's face to allow the interface to be pressurised, the cannula configured to deliver breathing gases to the nares of a user at a flow rate exceeding the intended user's peak inspiratory flow requirements so that the mask and the user's pharynx are flushed continuously with fresh breathing gases t...