US 11,969,553 B2
First part of a fluid connector system
James McKensey Bencke, Sydney (AU); Justin John Formica, Sydney (AU); Richard Llewelyn Jones, Sydney (AU); Joseph Samuel Ormrod, Sydney (AU); Mark Simpson, Sydney (AU); and Jamie Graeme Wehbeh, Sydney (AU)
Assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista (AU)
Filed by ResMed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista (AU)
Filed on Oct. 28, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/082,236.
Application 17/082,236 is a continuation of application No. 15/556,781, granted, now 10,850,059, previously published as PCT/AU2016/050162, filed on Mar. 8, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/281,773, filed on Jan. 22, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/130,813, filed on Mar. 10, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0038852 A1, Feb. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); F16L 37/086 (2006.01); F16L 37/098 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/0816 (2013.01) [A61M 39/10 (2013.01); F16L 37/086 (2013.01); F16L 37/098 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0033 (2013.01); A61M 16/0066 (2013.01); A61M 2205/276 (2013.01); A61M 2205/42 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6045 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A first part of a fluid connector system for delivery of pressurized breathing gas to a patient from a respiratory pressure therapy device, the first part comprising a connector portion with a first opening for a fluid flow along an axial direction, a first part retaining portion, a sealing surface proximate the first opening and substantially aligned with the first part retaining portion along the axial direction, and an overhang portion extending in the axial direction forward of the sealing surface and the first part retaining portion,
wherein the sealing surface is configured to axially engage a seal portion extending around a periphery of a second opening to form a face seal with a second part of the fluid connector system, and the first part retaining portion is configured to be releasably engaged with a second part retaining portion of the second part of the fluid connector system,
wherein the sealing surface is configured to form the face seal by contact with the seal portion when the overhang portion abuts a stop of the second part.