US 12,201,776 B2
Apparatus for use in a respiratory support system
Bruce Gordon Holyoake, Auckland (NZ); Samantha Dale Oldfield, Auckland (NZ); Alicia Jerram Hunter Evans, Auckland (NZ); Callum James Thomas Spence, Auckland (NZ); Craig Karl White, Auckland (NZ); Dexter Chi Lun Cheung, Auckland (NZ); Matthew Jon Payton, Auckland (NZ); Michael Robert Barraclough, Auckland (NZ); Daniel John Smith, Auckland (NZ); and Kevin Blake Powell, Auckland (NZ)
Assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland (NZ)
Filed by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland (NZ)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/887,324.
Application 17/887,324 is a continuation of application No. 15/562,139, granted, now 11,446,462, previously published as PCT/IB2016/051815, filed on Mar. 31, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/242,549, filed on Oct. 16, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/196,235, filed on Jul. 23, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/140,648, filed on Mar. 31, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0147017 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. A61M 16/10 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/16 (2006.01); A61M 16/20 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/107 (2014.02) [A61M 16/0066 (2013.01); A61M 16/0069 (2014.02); A61M 16/024 (2017.08); A61M 16/0497 (2013.01); A61M 16/0666 (2013.01); A61M 16/0672 (2014.02); A61M 16/0816 (2013.01); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 16/109 (2014.02); A61M 16/1095 (2014.02); A61M 16/16 (2013.01); A61M 16/208 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0039 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3653 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2209/088 (2013.01)] 43 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A filter for use in a high flow respiratory support system for delivering humidified gas to a user or a patient, the filter comprising:
a housing comprising a gases inlet port and a gases outlet port;
wherein at least one of the gases inlet port and the gases outlet port comprises at least a pair of male connection fingers extending from at least one of the gases inlet port and the gases outlet port, wherein the pair of male connection fingers are adapted for connection with a connector provided at a terminal end of a conduit;
wherein at least one of the gases inlet port and/or gases outlet port comprises at least one sealing member; and
wherein the at least one sealing member provides at least one sealing surface that seals with a surface of the connector provided at the terminal end of the conduit, and wherein the surface of the connector is brought to bear upon the at least one sealing surface.