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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Resmed Limited;
Inventors:
Duncan Lovel Trevor-Wilson, Sydney, AU;
Perry David Lithgow, Sydney, AU;
Alexander Virr, Gosford, AU;
Andrew Roderick Bath, Sydney, AU;
Michael Thomas Janiak, Sydney, AU;
Dan Kao, Sydney, AU;
Jim Saada, Sydney, AU;
Assignee:
ResMed Limited, Bella Vista, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 9/00 (2005.12); A61M 16/00 (2005.12); F22B 1/00 (2005.12); A61M 16/16 (2005.12); A61M 16/08 (2005.12); A61M 16/10 (2005.12); B01F 3/04 (2005.12); B29L 31/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/162 (2012.12); A61M 16/00 (2012.12); A61M 16/0003 (2014.02); A61M 16/0051 (2012.12); A61M 16/0057 (2012.12); A61M 16/0816 (2012.12); A61M 16/0875 (2012.12); A61M 16/105 (2012.12); A61M 16/109 (2014.02); A61M 16/16 (2012.12); A61M 16/0066 (2012.12); A61M 2205/123 (2012.12); A61M 2205/14 (2012.12); A61M 2205/3303 (2012.12); A61M 2205/3306 (2012.12); A61M 2205/42 (2012.12); A61M 2205/50 (2012.12); A61M 2205/502 (2012.12); A61M 2205/52 (2012.12); A61M 2205/6063 (2012.12); A61M 2206/16 (2012.12); A61M 2230/005 (2012.12); A61M 2230/46 (2012.12); A62B 9/003 (2012.12); B01F 3/0446 (2012.12); B01F 2003/04872 (2012.12); B01F 2215/0091 (2012.12); B29L 2031/753 (2012.12);
Abstract
Apparatus for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea includes a CPAP device and a detachable humidifier. The humidifier includes a tank that is removably insertable into a humidifier base. A sealed air flow path from the CPAP device and through the water tank is established when the water tank is placed in the humidifier base.