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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2020
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Bernard Tsz Lun Ip, Auckland, NZ;
Joseph Patrick Walter Strevens, Auckland, NZ;
Jessica Rachel Fogarin, Auckland, NZ;
Jonathan Stuart McFedries, Auckland, NZ;
James Alexander Gordon, Auckland, NZ;
Michael Joseph Blackhurst, Auckland, NZ;
Jonathan David Harwood, Auckland, NZ;
Ali Ghalib Abdul Rahman Ghalib, Auckland, NZ;
Natalie May Robertson, Auckland, NZ;
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Abstract
A diffuser for use with a wound retractor and configured to deliver gases includes an interface tube for connecting to a gases supply and a diffuser interface positioned at a proximal end of the interface tube, the diffuser interface configured for delivering gases received from the gases supply through the interface tube, and the diffuser interface comprising a diffusion mechanism configured to deliver gases in a diffusion direction. A wound retractor with an integrated diffuser is also disclosed. The wound retractor includes an upper ring, a lower ring, a sleeve extending between and connecting the upper ring to the lower ring, and an integrated diffuser interface having a gases inlet and a diffusion mechanism.