US 12,214,124 B2
Support for a breathing assistance apparatus and/or accessories
Andrew Paul Maxwell Salmon, Auckland (NZ); Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Auckland (NZ); and Andre Van Schalkwyk, Auckland (NZ)
Assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland (NZ)
Appl. No. 17/272,167
Filed by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland (NZ)
PCT Filed Aug. 28, 2019, PCT No. PCT/IB2019/057226
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 26, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/049411, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 12, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/855,243, filed on May 31, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/726,717, filed on Sep. 4, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0205553 A1, Jul. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/16 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/0003 (2014.02) [A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 16/162 (2013.01); A61M 2209/082 (2013.01); A61M 2209/084 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support apparatus for supporting an accessory of a breathing assistance apparatus, the support apparatus comprising:
a mount configured to couple with a portion of the breathing assistance apparatus;
a lower upstanding member extending upwardly from the mount, an intermediate connecting portion at an upper end of the lower upstanding member, and an upper upstanding member extending upwardly from the intermediate connecting portion, wherein the upper upstanding member is offset from the lower upstanding member and is substantially parallel to the lower upstanding member; and
a mechanical feature on the upper upstanding member for holding the accessory of the breathing assistance apparatus.