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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Resmed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista, New South Wales, AU;
Inventors:
Karthikeyan Selvarajan, Sydney, AU;
Philip Rodney Kwok, Sydney, AU;
Barton John Kenyon, Sydney, AU;
Bruce David Gregory, Sydney, AU;
Nicholas Jerome Reed, Sydney, AU;
Christopher Kingsley Blunsden, Sydney, AU;
Assignee:
ResMed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/22 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/20 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/22 (2013.01); A61M 16/0009 (2014.02); A61M 16/0012 (2014.02); A61M 16/024 (2017.08); A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 16/0622 (2014.02); A61M 16/0633 (2014.02); A61M 16/0672 (2014.02); A61M 16/0825 (2014.02); A61M 16/0883 (2014.02); A61M 16/202 (2014.02); A61M 16/0066 (2013.01); A61M 16/0093 (2014.02); A61M 16/1055 (2013.01); A61M 16/1065 (2014.02); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0039 (2013.01); A61M 2206/14 (2013.01); A61M 2230/432 (2013.01);
Abstract
A CPAP or other ventilation system includes a mask, a flow generator, a positive or high pressure line to provide positive or high pressure air from the flow generator to the mask and a vacuum or return line provided to actively extract exhaled gas from the breathing chamber and/or the air delivery conduit of the mask. The vacuum or return line includes a vent outlet preferably positioned remote from the mask.