US Patent Issued to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare on March 17 for "Patient interface and aspects thereof" (New Zealander Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,230, issued on March 17, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Patient interface and aspects thereof" was invented by Matthew Robert Geoff Slight (Auckland, New Zealand), Charles Nicolson (Auckland, New Zealand), Jeroen Hammer (Auckland, New Zealand), Wen Dong Huang (Auckland, New Zealand) and Arvin San Jose Gardiola (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ballooning patient interface has a frame that supports a scaling member. The frame and/or the scaling member is scoured to the head of a user with headgear, such as a strap. Various features of the sealing member improve comfort ...