US 11,857,725 B2
Patient ventilating and aspirating system
Peter Kenneth Graham, Auckland (NZ); Deshitha Airawana Edirisuriya, Auckland (NZ); and Dwayne John Scollay, Auckland (NZ)
Assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland (NZ)
Filed by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland (NZ)
Filed on May 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/307,882.
Application 17/307,882 is a continuation of application No. 16/576,616, filed on Sep. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,027,084.
Application 16/576,616 is a continuation of application No. 14/703,561, filed on May 4, 2015, granted, now 10,456,543, issued on Oct. 29, 2019.
Application 14/703,561 is a continuation of application No. 10/599,352, granted, now 9,022,036, issued on May 5, 2015, previously published as PCT/NZ2005/000057, filed on Mar. 30, 2005.
Claims priority of application No. 532101 (NZ), filed on Mar. 31, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2021/0346627 A1, Nov. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/0463 (2013.01) [A61M 16/0465 (2013.01); A61M 16/08 (2013.01); A61M 16/0816 (2013.01); A61M 16/0833 (2014.02); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 16/109 (2014.02)] 16 Claims
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1. A system comprising a catheter mount and an aspirating assembly, the system comprising:
the catheter mount comprising:
a first passage being adapted to be connected to a patient connector;
a second passage being adapted to be connected to a gases transport conduit;
a third passage being covered by a seal configured to provide a substantially airtight seal at normal operating pressures such that the catheter mount is sealed from the atmosphere in use, the third passage being adapted to be connected to a connector of the aspirating assembly;
the connector of the aspirating assembly comprising:
an inner cup configured to seal with the seal;
an outer cup configured to be connected to the catheter mount;
wherein upon connection of the catheter mount with the connector of the aspirating assembly, the inner cup is urged towards and sealingly engages with the seal,
wherein upon connection of the catheter mount with the connector of the aspirating assembly, a space is formed between an outside surface of the seal and an inside surface of the inner cup.