US Patent Issued to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare on May 12 for "Nasal seal for a respiratory patient interface" (New Zealander Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,040, issued on May 12, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Nasal seal for a respiratory patient interface" was invented by Tony William Spear (Auckland, New Zealand) and Matthew Roger Stephenson (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nasal seal for a respiratory therapy mask for contacting the face of a user. The nasal seal has a main body defining a cavity and a fluid inlet, and has two nasal prongs projecting from the main body for the delivery of fluid to the user's nares. A transition fillet is provided around a base of each prong, between the nasal prong and the main body, wi...