US Patent Issued to ResMed on Sept. 30 for "Patient interface with a seal-forming structure having varying thickness" (Australian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,280, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd (Bella Vista, Australia).

"Patient interface with a seal-forming structure having varying thickness" was invented by Matthew Eves (Sydney), Lemmy Nga (Sydney), Gerard Michael Rummery (Woodford, Australia) and Rupert Christian Scheiner (Sydney).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cushion assembly for a patient interface includes an elastomeric seal-forming portion that includes a dome-shaped superior region and a saddle-shaped inferior region. The elastomeric sealing portion further includes a first support region extending from the saddle-shaped inferior region to the dome-shaped s...