ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,322, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd (Bella Vista, Australia).
"Seal-forming structure for patient interface including textile seal member" was invented by Lemmy Nga (Sydney) and Ryan Michael Kirkpatrick (Sydney).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient interface may have a frame and a seal-forming structure. The frame may at least partially form a plenum chamber pressurisable to a therapeutic pressure. The seal-forming structure may be constructed and arranged to form a seal with a region of the patient's face surrounding an entrance to the patient's airways, said seal-forming structure having a hole therein such th...