US 11,925,761 B2
Air delivery conduit
Grant Milton Ovzinsky, Sydney (AU); Justin John Formica, Sydney (AU); Jessica Lea Dunn, Sydney (AU); Aaron Samuel Davidson, Sydney (AU); Joseph Samuel Ormrod, Sydney (AU); Jose Ignacia Romagnoli, Sydney (AU); Gerard Michael Rummery, Sydney (AU); Kai Stuebiger, Sydney (AU); and Lance Ian Swift, Sydney (AU)
Assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista (AU)
Filed by ResMed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista (AU)
Filed on Jul. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/869,957.
Application 17/869,957 is a continuation of application No. 16/355,150, filed on Mar. 15, 2019, granted, now 11,395,898.
Application 16/355,150 is a continuation of application No. 15/669,173, filed on Aug. 4, 2017, granted, now 10,279,138, issued on May 7, 2019.
Application 15/669,173 is a continuation of application No. 14/124,878, granted, now 9,731,090, issued on Aug. 15, 2017, previously published as PCT/AU2012/000667, filed on Jun. 8, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/635,351, filed on Apr. 19, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/457,810, filed on Jun. 8, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2022/0355060 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/0875 (2013.01) [A61M 16/0066 (2013.01); A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 16/0605 (2014.02); A61M 16/0666 (2013.01); A61M 16/0672 (2014.02); A61M 16/0683 (2013.01); A61M 16/0816 (2013.01); A61M 2205/02 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0238 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0266 (2013.01); A61M 2205/42 (2013.01); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0618 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Conduit headgear for delivering pressurized air to a patient for treatment of sleep disordered breathing, comprising:
at least one air delivery conduit, each air delivery conduit having a tubular air passageway configured to convey pressurized air to an airway of the patient, the tubular air passageway being configured to extend from adjacent to or under the patient's nose, over the patient's cheeks, and between the patient's eye and ear, in use; and
a spacer fabric containing the tubular air passageway, the spacer fabric including a first outer layer arranged to be oriented towards the patient's skin, a second outer layer arranged to be oriented away from the patient's skin, and an inner pile layer between the first outer layer and the second outer layer;
the tubular air passageway being formed as part of the inner pile layer, the tubular air passageway extending along the inner pile layer in an area between the first outer layer and the second outer layer.