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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Inventors:
Andrew John Partington, Auckland, NZ;
Peter Kenneth Graham, Auckland, NZ;
Mark John Arrowsmith, Auckland, NZ;
Christopher Earl Nightingale, Auckland, NZ;
Vitaly Kapelevich, Auckland, NZ;
Assignee:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0808 (2013.01); A61M 16/0057 (2013.01); A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 16/0622 (2014.02); A61M 16/0816 (2013.01); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 16/1045 (2013.01); A61M 16/1095 (2014.02); A61M 2205/14 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3653 (2013.01);
Abstract
Mask assemblies, breathing circuits and related components include configurations for reducing condensation within the mask and/or inhibiting or preventing condensation from coming into contact with a user of the mask. The mask assemblies can incorporate heating elements (such as heating coils), insulating spaces or barrier layers.