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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.:

US 12097324 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2016

Apparatus for controlling gas delivery to a patient

Applicant:

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;

Inventors:

Samantha Dale Oldfield, Auckland, NZ;

Milanjot Singh Assi, Auckland, NZ;

Dexter Chi Lun Cheung, Auckland, NZ;

Callum James Thomas Spence, Auckland, NZ;

Alicia Jerram Hunter Evans, Auckland, NZ;

Craig Karl White, Auckland, NZ;

Matthew Jon Payton, Auckland, NZ;

Thomas Heinrich Barnes, Surrey, GB;

Assignee:

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;

Attorney:

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

Primary Examiner:

Elliot S Ruddie

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/267 (2006.01); A61M 11/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01); A61M 16/12 (2006.01); A61M 16/16 (2006.01); A61M 16/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/022 (2017.08); A61B 1/267 (2013.01); A61M 11/007 (2014.02); A61M 16/0003 (2014.02); A61M 16/0066 (2013.01); A61M 16/04 (2013.01); A61M 16/0493 (2014.02); A61M 16/0666 (2013.01); A61M 16/0672 (2014.02); A61M 16/0677 (2014.02); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 16/1005 (2014.02); A61M 16/104 (2013.01); A61M 16/12 (2013.01); A61M 16/16 (2013.01); A61M 16/201 (2014.02); A61M 16/202 (2014.02); A61M 16/204 (2014.02); A61M 2016/0018 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0021 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/003 (2013.01); A61M 16/0434 (2013.01); A61M 16/0461 (2013.01); A61M 16/0688 (2014.02); A61M 2016/1025 (2013.01); A61M 2016/1035 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0208 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0241 (2013.01); A61M 2202/025 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0275 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0283 (2013.01); A61M 2202/03 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0488 (2013.01); A61M 2205/05 (2013.01); A61M 2205/18 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3303 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2230/205 (2013.01); A61M 2230/432 (2013.01); A61M 2230/60 (2013.01); A61M 2230/65 (2013.01);
Abstract

This invention relates to, among other embodiments, methods and apparatus/systems for controlling gases delivery to a patient, such as via a patient interface. Such methods comprising receiving an input relating to either a patient's breathing phase and/or another patient parameter, controlling a flow of gases to be delivered to the patient and the inclusion in said flow of gases of a supplementary gas, wherein the amount of supplementary gas provided to the patient is substantially synchronized with respect to the patient's breathing phase and/or another patient parameter.

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