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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Resmed Limited, Bella Vista, New South Wales, AU;
Inventors:
Donald Darkin, La Jolla, CA (US);
Patrick J. McAuliffe, Sydney, AU;
Assignee:
RESMED LIMITED, Bella Vista, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0816 (2013.01); A61M 16/0051 (2013.01); A61M 16/0066 (2013.01); A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 16/0616 (2014.02); A61M 16/0622 (2014.02); A61M 16/0825 (2014.02); A61M 16/08 (2013.01); A61M 16/16 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2205/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vent assembly for use with a mask assembly includes a first vent and a second vent having at least one different flow characteristic wherein the vent assembly can be switched between the first vent and the second vent to alter flow of exhaled gas from a patient.