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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter John Deacon Wickham, Five Dock, AU;
Ian Malcolm Smith, Westleigh, AU;
Denis Bullock, Ryde, AU;
Patrick John McAuliffe, Carlingford, AU;
Assignee:
ResMed Limited, North Ryde, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 7/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 7/06 ;
Abstract
The present invention has been developed primarily for a flow diverting valve used in controlling the pressure and flow rate, and measuring the flow rate, of a breathable gas supplied to the airways of a patient by a breathable gas supply apparatus during, for example, nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and ventilatory assistance treatments such as non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV).