Patents Examined by Victoria Murphy
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Patent number: 10786691Abstract: The present invention relates to improvements to powered air purifying respirators (PAPR). PAPR are known generally for use in polluted environments. A typical PAPR comprises a powered impellor arranged to draw air from the atmosphere, a filter element and a mask to provide the filtered and pressurized air to the user. Embodiments of the present invention place a generator unit, comprising a filter and impellor for pressurizing the air, behind the head of the user, and include components for improving delivery of the air to the user and improving its quality.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2012Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: CLEANSPACE IP PTY LTDInventors: Dan Kao, Xiaoyi (Eric) Fu, Alexander Virr, John Michael Snow, Damian Charles Johnson
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Patent number: 10786178Abstract: This invention relates to a breathing tube for use in ultrasonic flow measurement systems for determining the volume flow and/or the molar mass of the respiration of humans and animals. According to the invention, the breathing tube at least partly has a polygonal cross-section. Furthermore at least one indicator is formed on the breathing tube, which can be read out via an external optical device.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: NDD MEDIZINTECHNIK AGInventors: Christian Buess, Erich Kleinhappl, Martin Sengel
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Patent number: 10695519Abstract: A non-invasive ventilation system may include a nasal interface. The nasal interface may include a left outer tube with a left distal end adapted to impinge a left nostril, at least one left opening in the left distal end in pneumatic communication with the left nostril, and a left proximal end of the left outer tube in fluid communication with ambient air. The left proximal end of the left outer tube may curve laterally away from a midline of a face. A right outer tube may be similarly provided. One or more left jet nozzles may direct ventilation gas into the left outer tube, and one or more right jet nozzles may direct ventilation gas into the right outer tube. The jet nozzles may be in fluid communication with the pressurized gas supply.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2010Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Breathe Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Anthony D. Wondka, Todd Allum, Joseph Cipollone, Gregory Kapust, Darius Eghbal, Joey Aguirre, Anthony Gerber
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Patent number: 10668228Abstract: A fluid dispenser device having a body (10), a reservoir (20), a dispenser head (100) and a dispenser member (30) mounted on the reservoir by a fastener ring (60). Also provided is a lateral actuator system (40) including an actuator element (41) movable between a rest position and an actuated position. The body (10) includes a guide surface (50) that is stationary relative to the head and substantially parallel to the central axis of the dispenser member (30). The actuator element (41) co-operates with the guide surface (50). The guide surface (50) includes a resistance element (55) that modifies the co-operation between the actuator element (41) and the guide surface (50). In order to be passed over, the resistance element (55) require the user to act on the lateral actuator system (40) with an actuation force that is different.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SASInventor: Francois Le Maner
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Patent number: 10668229Abstract: A nebulizer includes a housing having a chamber for holding an aerosol, an air outlet communicating with the chamber for permitting the aerosol to be withdrawn from the chamber, and a reservoir for holding a liquid to be aerosolized. The nebulizer also includes a liquid orifice located in the chamber, one or more liquid channels defined between the reservoir and the liquid orifice, the one or more liquid channels having a liquid volume, and a pressurized gas outlet located in the chamber adjacent to the liquid orifice. A baffle is located in the chamber and positioned relative to the pressurized gas outlet and the liquid outlet so as to divert pressurized gas from the pressurized gas outlet and over the liquid orifice. The baffle has a diverter surface area. The liquid volume is at least 80 mm3. The diverter surface area is less than 5.0 mm2.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Trude Medical InternationalInventor: Jennifer Pevler
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Patent number: 10661040Abstract: The present invention provides a wearable medical support for delivery of a treatment to the nose of a subject comprising: a nose mask formed from a heat moldable sheet of thermoplastic material, said nose mask comprises an aperture dimensioned to fit the nose of the subject, said aperture is flanked by two flaps whereby each flap is configured to be in contact with at least part of a lateral side of the nose; and a device configured to close fit said aperture, said device is provided at one end with an opening for receiving the nose and at the other end with at least one coupling suitable to be connected to one or more tubes for delivery of the treatment to the nose. The present invention further provides a sheet of heat moldable thermoplastic material for molding a mask directly on a subject's nose.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2014Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Inventor: Jean-Michel Anthony
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Patent number: 10661035Abstract: An inhalation device includes a light source that emits light, a light sensor that senses an intensity of the light emitted from the light source and a processor or circuit configured to perform a metering process. The metering process may include when a signal indicating that a puff has been detected by the puff detecting element: extracting a predetermined known flow rate that is stored in the memory in advance, determining an amount of vaporized substance that have been produced, and accumulating the determined amount of vaporized substance that has been produced in the memory as a total amount produced. The metering method may also include when the accumulated total amount produced reaches a predetermined threshold: (i) shut off the heating element or (ii) send a signal to an indicator that the predetermined threshold amount of the vaporized substance has been consumed.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: INDOSE INCInventors: Daniel Freeman, Ari Freeman
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Patent number: 10653854Abstract: An interface assembly comprises a nasal mask that includes a seal having a rolling portion. The rolling portion of the seal rolls over a portion of a clip that secures the seal to a frame. The frame has a ball and socket connection to a connector. The connector comprises an elbow having integrally formed exhaust holes and a swivel.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedInventors: Craig Robert Prentice, Bernard Tsz Lun Ip, Richard John Boyes, Thomas Mark Richardson, Gareth Thomas McDermott
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Patent number: 10646668Abstract: A pulsating inhaler comprising: (a) a fluid oscillator providing focused fluid columns with a series of alternating high and low pressure zones and (b) at least one outlet orifice adapted for delivering said focused fluid column to the respiratory tract of said patient. The fluid oscillator further comprises a piston which is actuated by a motor with an eccentric mechanism. According to alternative embodiment of the invention, the fluid oscillator comprises a rotating disc having a missing section.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2014Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: RESPINOVA LTD.Inventor: Yuval Avni
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Patent number: 10639443Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a reversible airway device for ventilating a subject. The airway device can comprise a laryngeal tube, an endotracheal tube, and a sealing mechanism. The laryngeal tube can include a tubular guide having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a first passageway extending between the distal and proximal end portions. The laryngeal tube can further include axially spaced apart distal and proximal cuffs coupled thereto. The endotracheal tube can be slidably disposed within the first passageway. The endotracheal tube can have a second passageway that is disposed within the first passageway. The sealing mechanism can be disposed within the first passageway and configured to occlude the flow of gas through the first passageway.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATIONInventors: Rafi Avitsian, Andrew Zura
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Patent number: 10610657Abstract: A cushion (44) for a patient interface device (26) that has an inverted geometry. In particular, the cushion includes a support portion (56) having a first edge (60) and a second edge (62) located opposite the first edge, and a sealing flap (58) extending in a cantilevered fashion inwardly from an inner edge of the second edge of the support portion and toward the longitudinal axis (59) of the cushion.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventor: Matthew Paul Eury
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Patent number: 10595562Abstract: An inhalation device for inhaling a vaporized substance that includes metering capabilities to inform a user when a particular amount of substance has been consumed. The inhalation device can include a sensor that senses the vaporized substance and a processor that utilizes data from the sensor to meter the amount consumed. The inhalation device can also define a session, which is a time in which a user can consume a particular amount. During the session, a user can start and stop inhaling and resume inhaling. When the user stops inhaling the inhalation device will halt vapor production and will resume production when the user resumes inhaling.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: INDOSE INCInventors: Daniel Freeman, Ari Freeman, Jacqueline Freeman
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Patent number: 10583265Abstract: Methods and system for concentrating oxygen include providing a portable apparatus having a plurality of sieve beds, each sieve bed in the plurality of sieve beds including a first end and a second end, a reservoir storing oxygen-enriched gas exiting from the second ends of the plurality of sieve beds, a compressor, an oxygen delivery valve communicating with the reservoir via a delivery line, a flow sensor associated with the delivery line, and control electronics adapted to control operation of the oxygen delivery valve; measuring, via the flow sensor, a flow of the oxygen-enriched gas through the sensor and outputting a signal indicative thereof; and controlling, using the control electronics, the opening and closing the oxygen delivery valve to deliver the oxygen-enriched gas from the reservoir to a user based on the signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Douglas Adam Whitcher, Bradley Stewart Koeppel, Bernhard Lewis Haberland, Jeremy Webster Blair
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Patent number: 10569044Abstract: A headgear or headgear segments are manufactured to shape thereby producing little or no waste material. Techniques such as knitting, braiding, crocheting, and 3D printing can be used produce the headgear.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: ResMed PTY LTDInventors: Jessica Lea Dunn, Justin John Formica, Anthony Paul Barbara
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Patent number: 10561864Abstract: A coupling device for a breathing apparatus, characterized in that a connecting device is inseparably connected to the regulator hose, and can be coupled with at least two couplers, each having a flow check valve, for connection to a breathing gas source. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2013Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: MSA EUROPE GMBHInventors: Lukasz Niewiadomski, Peter Kadow, Peter Kling
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Patent number: 10556077Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a reversible airway device that includes a tubular guide, a laryngeal mask, an endotracheal tube, and a sealing mechanism. The tubular guide can have a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a first passageway extending between the distal and proximal end portions. The laryngeal mask can be attached to the distal end portion of the tubular guide. The laryngeal mask can include an opening in fluid communication with the first passageway. The endotracheal tube can be slidably disposed within the first passageway and have a second passageway that is concentric with the first passageway. The sealing mechanism can be disposed within the first passageway and be configured to occlude the flow of a gas through the first passageway.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATIONInventors: Rafi Avitsian, Andrew Zura
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Patent number: 10549054Abstract: An artificial airway including an airway tube having proximal and distal ends and a mask mounted at the distal end of the airway tube characterized in that the airway tube includes a curved portion adjacent to its distal end and a straight portion extending from the curved portion to the proximal end of the airway tube and the curved portion is more rigid than the straight portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Teleflex Life Sciences Unlimited CompanyInventors: Philip Stuart Esnouf, John Berg, Michael Eric Schenberg
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Patent number: 10549052Abstract: The present invention provides a two-step mechanism for delivering a flowable substance to the nasal passages, comprising: a. a nosepiece adapted to be in fluid connection with said nasal passages; b. at least one air-tight enclosure, comprising predetermined amount of compressed gas in the same; said compressed gas is pressurized to predetermined amount of pressure; c. a charging mechanism, fluidly connected with said air-tight enclosure, characterized by at least two configurations: a retracted position and an extended position; where, when said charging mechanism is transformed from said extended position to said retracted position, said charging mechanism is adapted to enable delivery of said pressurized and predetermined amount of compressed gas from at least one first predetermined position in said air-tight enclosure to at least one second predetermined position; d. an activation mechanism, adapted to entrain said flowable substance within said pressurized and predetermined amount of compressed gas.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: SIPNOSE LTD.Inventors: Daniel Shahaf, Iris Shichor, Yehuda Poran, Iftah Poran
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Patent number: 10532167Abstract: A device atomizes or vaporizes a liquid for inhalation. A housing has a proximal exit orifice that communicates with an intake orifice. A housing encompasses a reservoir containing a liquid. A wick has a first end in contact with the liquid and a second end that is exposed at an opening in the reservoir. A heater is disposed within housing in an air passage that communicates between the intake orifice and the proximal exit orifice. An actuator responds to a user of the device by placing the heater and the second end of the wick into proximity with the heater to vaporize the liquid.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: GHT Global Heating Technologies AGInventors: Jeffrey Poston, Lawrence Weber, Giampaolo Vacca, Pavlo Bagriy
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Patent number: 10518057Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mask assembly system that has an adjustable headgear system with an inflatable cushion connected to the positive air pressure supply for conforming to a user's face.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: HUMAN DESIGN MEDICAL, LLCInventors: Donald Harrison, Andrew Havens Gosline, Veaceslav Gheorghe Arabagi, Aaron Jonah Kapelus