Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited

Jae Yun Lim

Craig Robert Prentice

Roheet Patel

Matthew James Pedersen

Bruce Michael Walls

Max Leon Betteridge

Thomas Mark Richardson

Vitaly Kapelevich

Tony William Spear

Michael John Henri Cox

Ronan Leahy

Peter David Alexander Bearne

Hamish Joshua Rose

Mark Richard Tomlinson

Jeremy Owen Young

Erik Robertus Scheirlinck

Paul Mathew Freestone

Simon Mittermeier

Grant Leigh Nelson

Carsten Ma On Wong Corazza

Dana Willfroth

Abby Rebecca Farrow

Campbell Neil Addison Martin

Nigel Trinidade

Birgit Wuestenhagen

Monika Ganterer

A mask assembly can include a mask seal. In some configurations, the mask assembly can be configured to be fully positioned lower than a bridge of a nose of a face of a user and to provide an exposed bridge of the nose of the user. The mask seal can comprise a nasal region comprising at least one nasal opening, a first paddle on a first side of the nasal region and a second paddle on a second side of the nasal region. The first paddle is configured to contact one side of the nose of the user and the second paddle is configured to contact the other side of the nose of the user.

Patient interfaces

A respiratory mask can be used to provide therapy to patients who also require a nasogastric (NG) tube. The mask seal can include a path that is designed to deform around an NG tube or other without lifting the mask away from a patient's face. The deforming path can help to minimize gaps that form between the patient's face and the mask seal as a result of the tube, thus reducing leaks and improving the efficacy of the treatment.

Respiratory mask with nasogastric tube path

Frame for a mask assembly

In some embodiments there is provided a headgear assembly for a full-face under-nose respiratory mask comprising a strap assembly including a rear panel, a crown strap, a pair of opposing upper side straps, and a pair of opposing lower side straps. The assembly further comprises a flexible headgear connector element, wherein a free end of each of the upper straps is coupled to the headgear connector element, and wherein the headgear connector element is configured to extend laterally across and be removably fastened to a frame of the respiratory mask below a tip of a user's nose. There is also provided a respiratory mask assembly comprising a mask frame and a cushion module, the mask frame comprising a breathing gas inlet configured to receive a supply of breathable gas and to deliver the breathable gas to the cushion module, the cushion module being configured to form a seal with a user's face. The mask assembly can further comprise a bias vent in communication with the cushion module, and configured to allow air to be exhausted from the cushion module through the bias vent. the bias vent can be provided with a diffuser comprising diffuser material configured to extend over the bias vent, the diffuser material providing a tortuous air path from the bias vent through the diffuser. Embodiments are disclosed in which the bias vent and/or diffuser are provided on various components of the assembly.

Interface assemblies for respiratory therapy

A conduit connector assembly is provided for a respiratory therapy apparatus and configured to connect a patient interface to a gas delivery conduit. The assembly comprises: The conduit and the valve flap selectively provide an inspiratory flow path from the second flow port of the conduit to the first flow port of the conduit; and an expiratory flow path from the first flow port of the conduit to the supplementary flow port via the first valve port. A supplementary gas flow path is provided between the first and/or second flow ports and the supplementary flow port via a supplementary valve port.

Conduit connector assembly of a patient interface, an anti-asphyxia valve for a conduit connector assembly and a connector

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Auckland, New Zealand

Jae Yun Lim