Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Breathing assistance apparatus
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Application No.: US10357753Application Date: 2003-02-04
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Publication No.: US09750905B2Publication Date: 2017-09-05
- Inventor: Paul Moody , Bronwyn Nicola Cotter , Neil Prime , Glenn Whyte , Matthew Jon Payton
- Applicant: Paul Moody , Bronwyn Nicola Cotter , Neil Prime , Glenn Whyte , Matthew Jon Payton
- Applicant Address: NZ Auckland
- Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Current Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Current Assignee Address: NZ Auckland
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Priority: NZ517030 20020204; NZ518289 20020410
- Main IPC: A62B9/02
- IPC: A62B9/02 ; A61M16/00 ; A61M16/04 ; A61M16/20 ; A61M16/08

Abstract:
A pressure regulating device includes a housing having an inlet, a main outlet, an J an external venting outlet. An internal venting aperture is between the inlet and the external venting outlet. A valve is between the external venting outlet and the internal venting aperture. When the pressure of gases in the flow path is below a predetermined level, the valve at least partially blocks the internal venting aperture. When the pressure is above the predetermined level, the valve opens to allow at least a portion of the gases to flow from the inlet through the internal venting aperture and the external venting outlet. The valve is shaped to open in such a manner that the portion of gases flowing varies with the flow rate, such that the pressure at the main outlet is substantially constant over the flow rate range.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040040559A1 Breathing assistance apparatus Public/Granted day:2004-03-04
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