US Patent Issued to SNAP CPAP on Sept. 9 for "Respiratory mask assembly for use with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) equipment" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,288, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to SNAP CPAP LLC (Chapel Hill, N.C.).

"Respiratory mask assembly for use with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) equipment" was invented by Stuart Heatherington (Chapel Hill, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Respiratory assembly for use in conjunction with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) equipment is provided. The respiratory assembly includes a conduit coupler comprising a male member and a female member. The respiratory assembly also includes a disposable respiratory mask that defines a central opening therethrough that is sized to receive the male member. A gasket is po...