ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,755, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Patient interface with convertible connector" was invented by Grant Leigh Nelson (Auckland, New Zealand) and Carsten Ma On Wong Corazza (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient interface comprises an opening for receiving a flow of gas from a conduit and an adaptable connector system for connecting at least two different types of conduit with the opening. The adaptable connector is permanently mounted with the patient interface so it cannot be lost and is able to swing into alignment with the opening, thereby provi...