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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2021
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Paul Joseph Moody, Auckland, NZ;
Sven Andreas Munkelt, Hermsdorf, DE;
Katie Fyfe, Auckland, NZ;
Telge Nishan Chaturanga Peiris, Auckland, NZ;
Kevin Blake Powell, Auckland, NZ;
Bhavna Prentice, Auckland, NZ;
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Abstract
A medical circuit incorporates a medical tube and a connector. The medical circuit transports gases to and/or from a patient via a patient interface. The connector has a plurality of rigid components at least partially surrounded by an overmold. The medical tube has a first elongate member and a second elongate member. The first elongate member is substantially hollow. A vent can be coupled to the first elongate members such that it maintains gaseous communication with the lumen. The vent may provide a pathway between the lumen and the atmosphere, such that gases may move into and/or out of the lumen during cleaning. The vent may also provide a barrier to liquid and/or substance ingress into the first elongate member during cleaning of the medical circuit. The medical circuit can be reusable.