US 12,415,050 B2
Respiratory pressure therapy device
Melanie Lucia Cariola, Sydney (AU); Christopher Scott Edwards, Canoga Park, CA (US); Jeegarkumar Kapadia, Sydney (AU); Barton John Kenyon, Sydney (AU); Michael Bruce Moir, Newbury Park, CA (US); Timothy Nicholas Shadie, Sydney (AU); Robert John Sparrow, Sydney (AU); and Zhuo Ran Tang, Sydney (AU)
Assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista (AU)
Filed by ResMed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista (AU)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/388,902.
Application 18/388,902 is a continuation of application No. 17/027,831, filed on Sep. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,850,360.
Application 17/027,831 is a continuation of application No. 15/741,572, granted, now 10,814,083, issued on Oct. 27, 2020, previously published as PCT/IB2016/051434, filed on Mar. 14, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/189,483, filed on Jul. 7, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0082518 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/16 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/0066 (2013.01) [A61M 16/0003 (2014.02); A61M 16/024 (2017.08); A61M 16/161 (2014.02); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/003 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0033 (2013.01); A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 16/0666 (2013.01); A61M 16/105 (2013.01); A61M 2205/127 (2013.01); A61M 2205/15 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3317 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3365 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3653 (2013.01); A61M 2205/42 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Apparatus for generating a supply of air at positive pressure for the amelioration or treatment of a respiratory disorder, comprising:
a housing including a housing inlet and a housing outlet,
wherein the housing is configured to form at least a portion of at least one chamber;
a blower supported within the housing and configured to produce a flow of air at positive pressure; and
a plate assembly supported within the housing,
wherein the plate assembly includes a base plate configured to form a wall of the at least one chamber, at least one tube provided to the base plate and configured to allow air to enter the at least one chamber, and a blower suspension provided to the base plate via an opening in the base plate, and wherein the blower suspension is configured to support an end of the blower within the housing,
wherein the blower suspension includes a gusset portion configured to allow flexibility and relative movement to isolate vibrations of the blower and provide shock resistance,
wherein the plate assembly comprises an integral unit in which the blower suspension comprises an overmolded connection to the base plate, and
wherein the plate assembly forms a separate and distinct unit from the housing.