US Patent Issued to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare on Aug. 11 for "Systems and methods of detecting incorrect connections in a humidification system" (New Zealander Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,772, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Systems and methods of detecting incorrect connections in a humidification system" was invented by Po-Yen Liu (Auckland, New Zealand), Ivan Chih-Fan Teng (Auckland, New Zealand) and Ho Shing Lo (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various control methods can indirectly determine incorrect connections between components in a respiratory therapy system. For example, incorrect connections can occur between a patient interface, a humidifier, and/or a gases source. The methods can indirectly detect if reverse flow conditions ...