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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2019
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Hamish Adrian Osborne, Auckland, NZ;
Gavin Walsh Millar, Auckland, NZ;
Stephen David Evans, Auckland, NZ;
Bruce Gordon Holyoake, Auckland, NZ;
James William Stanton, Auckland, NZ;
David Leon McCauley, Auckland, NZ;
Gareth Thomas McDermott, Auckland, NZ;
Nicholas James Michael McKenna, Auckland, NZ;
Myfanwy Jane Antica Norton, Auckland, NZ;
Adrian John Elsworth, Auckland, NZ;
Michael John Andresen, Auckland, NZ;
Jonathan Andrew George Lambert, Auckland, NZ;
Sandeep Singh Gurm, Auckland, NZ;
Tessa Hazel Paris, Auckland, NZ;
Joseph Nathaniel Griffiths, Auckland, NZ;
Ping Si, Auckland, NZ;
Christopher Gareth Sims, Auckland, NZ;
Elmo Benson Stoks, Auckland, NZ;
Dexter Chi Lun Cheung, Auckland, NZ;
Peter Alan Seekup, Auckland, NZ;
Po-Yen Liu, Auckland, NZ;
Richard Edward Lang, Auckland, NZ;
Paul James Tonkin, Auckland, NZ;
Ian Lee Wai Kwan, Auckland, NZ;
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Abstract
A humidification system can include a heater base, a humidification chamber, and a breathing circuit. A cartridge can be removably coupled to the heater base. The cartridge can include various sensors, probes, sensor wire connectors, heater wire connectors, and/or other features. The cartridge can include features configured to mate with corresponding features on the humidification chamber and the heater base. The cartridge includes a memory, such as an EEPROM, or other suitable storage device. When the cartridge is installed on the heater base, the memory is electrically connected to a processor and/or memory of the heater base. Various models of cartridges can be produced for use with different humidification chambers, breathing circuits, and/or therapies. A connector can be configured to couple an inspiratory conduit to an outlet port of the humidification chamber. The connector can provide a pneumatic connection to the outlet port and an electrical connection to the cartridge.