US 12,220,535 B2
Circuit kit with locking tube clip
Laurence Gulliver, Auckland (NZ); Michael Paul Ronayne, Auckland (NZ); Puqing Zhang, Auckland (NZ); Andrew Paul Maxwell Salmon, Auckland (NZ); and Rex Gordon Faithfull, Auckland (NZ)
Assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland (NZ)
Filed by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland (NZ)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/545,186.
Application 18/545,186 is a continuation of application No. 17/645,368, filed on Dec. 21, 2021, granted, now 11,883,603.
Application 17/645,368 is a continuation of application No. 16/875,148, filed on May 15, 2020, granted, now 11,235,122, issued on Feb. 1, 2022.
Application 16/875,148 is a continuation of application No. 16/228,306, filed on Dec. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,688,268, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Application 16/228,306 is a continuation of application No. 15/886,772, filed on Feb. 1, 2018, granted, now 10,195,387, issued on Feb. 5, 2019.
Application 15/886,772 is a continuation of application No. 14/346,287, granted, now 9,919,125, issued on Mar. 20, 2018, previously published as PCT/NZ2012/000169, filed on Sep. 21, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/537,759, filed on Sep. 22, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2024/0226486 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61M 5/14 (2006.01); F16L 3/12 (2006.01); F16L 3/13 (2006.01); F16L 3/237 (2006.01); A61M 39/08 (2006.01); F16L 3/23 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/0875 (2013.01) [A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61M 5/1418 (2013.01); F16L 3/12 (2013.01); F16L 3/13 (2013.01); F16L 3/237 (2013.01); A61M 2039/087 (2013.01); A61M 2209/082 (2013.01); A61M 2209/088 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A circuit kit for delivery of respiratory gases comprising:
at least one tube for delivery of respiratory gases, the at least one tube comprising an inspiratory breathing tube, the at least one tube comprising at least one external surface recess; and
a locking tube clip for use with the at least one tube, the locking tube clip comprising:
a body shaped to engage with the at least one tube, the body comprising a first projection, the first projection configured to engage a first external surface recess of the at least one external surface recess, and
a pair of jaws extending from the body, the pair of jaws configured to grip an item separate from the at least one tube.