The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2017
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Mark Samuel Hamilton, Auckland, NZ;
Alan John Grimmer, Auckland, NZ;
Donald Roy Kuriger, Auckland, NZ;
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Abstract
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 ().