US Patent Issued to ResMed on April 8 for "Patient interface with headgear tubing having outer textile portion and inner impermeable layer" (Australian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,815, issued on April 8, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd (Bella Vista, Australia).

"Patient interface with headgear tubing having outer textile portion and inner impermeable layer" was invented by Aaron Samuel Davidson (Sydney) and Stewart Joseph Wagner (Hawkesbury, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient interface for treating sleep disorder breathing includes a textile tube that also provides support for the seal forming structure. The textile tube includes an inner and outer layer that are joined along seams to form an air chamber or passageway. The textile tube can be pre-shaped so that the textile tube resiliently retur...