Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited

Rex Bionics Limited

Alan John Grimmer

Donald Roy Kuriger

Mark Samuel Hamilton

Faisal Almesfer

A flow generatorfor a respiratory therapy system configured to deliver a breathable gas flow to a patient comprises a housingcomprising an inletand an outletand a gas flow path between the inletand outlet. An impeller is mounted within the housingfor rotation about an axis, the impeller configured to be rotationally driven by a motor to provide a gas flow along the gas flow path. Various embodiments are disclosed in which the flow generatorfurther comprises a sensormounted in the housingin the gas flow path and configured to detect a property of the gas flow. The sensormay be mounted in the outletso as to project into the gas flow path. Flow generator may comprise an axial inletand a tangential outlet. In another embodiment the sensormay be mounted in the inlet

Integrated sensor assembly of a respiratory therapy system

A flow generator () for a respiratory therapy system configured to deliver a breathable gas flow to a patient comprises a housing () comprising an inlet () and an outlet () and a gas flow path between the inlet () and outlet (). An impeller is mounted within the housing () for rotation about an axis, the impeller configured to be rotationally driven by a motor to provide a gas flow along the gas flow path. Various embodiments are disclosed in which the flow generator () further comprises a sensor () mounted in the housing () in the gas flow path and configured to detect a property of the gas flow. The sensor () may be mounted in the outlet () so as to project into the gas flow path. Flow generator may comprise an axial inlet () and a tangential outlet (). In another embodiment the sensor () may be mounted in the inlet ().

A control system for controlling an exoskeleton worn by a user and having one or more actuators associated with various body members of the exoskeleton each corresponding to a body part of the user. The control system comprises a user interface for receiving input data indicative of a desired movement sequence, a memory component for storing pre-programmed movement data indicative of one or more sequential instructions required to effect the movement sequence, each instruction being associated with relative actuator movements for performing the instruction, and an actuator controller for moving the one or more actuators according to the relative actuator movements for each instruction. The control system also comprises a terrain sub-system for adjusting the actuator movements upon detection of a change in terrain slope and a balance control sub-system for periodically adjusting the balance of the exoskeleton during relative movement of the one or more actuators.

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Auckland, New Zealand

Alan John Grimmer