US Patent Issued to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare on July 22 for "Tubing for delivery of respiratory gases" (New Zealander Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,837, issued on July 22, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Tubing for delivery of respiratory gases" was invented by Michael John Andresen (Auckland, New Zealand), Natalie May Robertson (Auckland, New Zealand) and Jonathan David Harwood (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A respiratory system provides conditioned respiratory gases to a patient within a controlled temperature environment. A humidification apparatus has an inspiratory tube that may extend to a patient interface. The inspiratory tube may have a reduced length. A thermal insulation component may insulate at least a...