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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2002
Alexander Virr, Balmain, AU;
Ian Malcolm Smith, Westleigh, AU;
Perry David Lithgow, Glenwood, AU;
Richard Llewelyn Jones, Hornsby Heights, AU;
Andrew Cheung, Burwood, AU;
Alexander Virr, Balmain, AU;
Ian Malcolm Smith, Westleigh, AU;
Perry David Lithgow, Glenwood, AU;
Richard Llewelyn Jones, Hornsby Heights, AU;
Andrew Cheung, Burwood, AU;
ResMed Limited, North Ryde, AU;
Abstract
An apparatus for humidifying breathable gas includes (a) at least one humidifier part configured to retain a body of liquid therein and defining at least one chamber therein, (b) an inlet communicated with an interior of the at least one humidifier part and connectable to a blower outlet, and (c) an oulet communicated with the interior of the at least one humidifier part and connectable to a patient supply conduit. The at least one chamber is arranged such that liquid from the body of liquid is prevented from exiting the at least one humidifier part through the inlet thereof when the at least one humidifier part is rotated from a working, upright orientation.