ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,549, issued on June 2, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Connector for multiple sized connections" was invented by Samuel Robertson Frame (Auckland, New Zealand), Martin Paul Friedrich Kramer (Auckland, New Zealand), Kevin Peter O'Donnell (Auckland, New Zealand) and Graham Douglas Gourd (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector is used to connect a gases supply to a user. The user can be fitted with an interface, such as a cannula, while the gases supply can include a conduit. The connector interfaces between the conduit and the interface. The connector has a female assem...