ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,224, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd (Bella Vista, Australia).
"Patient interface with a heat and moisture exchanger" was invented by Lorenz Eberl (Sydney) and Luke Andrew Stanislas (Sydney).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient interface is disclosed. The patient interface has a plenum chamber and a seal forming structure arranged to form a seal with a region of the patient's face surrounding an entrance to the patient's airways. The patient interface further comprises a heat and moisture exchanger (HME) located within the plenum chamber. The HME comprises a flexible heat and moisture exchange material and a reta...