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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Inventors:
Stephen William Kavermann, Auckland, NZ;
Andrew Chi Lup Lau, Auckland, NZ;
Andrew Paul Maxwell Salmon, Auckland, NZ;
Assignee:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0465 (2013.01); A61M 16/0463 (2013.01); A61M 16/0488 (2013.01); A61M 16/0816 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tracheostomy guard couples with a patient interface to reduce the risk of occlusion of the patient interface. The tracheostomy guard has features that may prevent accidental disconnection from the patient interface while enabling suction to be applied to a patient. The tracheostomy guard may prevent patient secretions from being communicated with a caregiver in use.