ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,782, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Headgear for infant respiratory therapy interface" was invented by Julio Derek Meech (Auckland, New Zealand), Freya Refilwe Dixon (Auckland, New Zealand) and Michael Paul Ronayne (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient interface assembly includes a patient interface configured to deliver breathing gases to the airway of a patient. A headgear is configured to support the patient interface on the head of a patient. The headgear can include a tab on each side configured to overlie the patient's cheek and forming a po...