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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Inventors:
Andre Van Schalkwyk, Auckland, NZ;
Andrew Paul Maxwell Salmon, Auckland, NZ;
Ramirlindo Agra Dawinan, Auckland, NZ;
Assignee:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/16 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/16 (2013.01); A61M 16/0666 (2013.01); A61M 16/109 (2014.02);
Abstract
A breathing assistance apparatus has a housing with a recess. A guard is mounted to the housing, the guard having a base and a barrier. At least part of the base is flexible. The barrier is movable between a covering position in which the barrier partly covers the recess and an access position in which the recess is less covered or is uncovered by the barrier. Said at least part of the base is configured to flex as the barrier is moved between the covering position and the access position.