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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Inventors:
Andrew Chi Lup Lau, Auckland, NZ;
Jason Allan Klenner, Auckland, NZ;
Mark Thomas O'connor, Auckland, NZ;
Kevin Blake Powell, Auckland, NZ;
Brent Ian Laing, Auckland, NZ;
Assignee:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0816 (2013.01); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 39/1011 (2013.01); A61M 39/105 (2013.01); A61M 16/0066 (2013.01); A61M 16/0666 (2013.01); A61M 16/109 (2014.02); A61M 2205/0216 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention relates to a connector for a component of a medical breathing circuit. The connector comprises an inner body and an outer body. The inner body and the outer body being separate components. The inner body having a retention mechanism configured to engage another connector, and an outer body configured to at least partly surround the inner body, the outer body having a tube engagement mechanism.