	US 12,440,632 B2
	Respiratory pressure therapy system
Barton John Kenyon, Sydney (AU); Emily Claire Shrubb, Sydney (AU); and Liam Holley, Sydney (AU)
Assigned to ResMed Pty Ltd
Filed by ResMed Pty Ltd, Bella Vista (AU)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/609,761.
Application 18/609,761 is a continuation of application No. 17/485,868, filed on Sep. 27, 2021, granted, now 12,029,850.
Application 17/485,868 is a continuation of application No. 16/320,565, granted, now 11,167,102, issued on Nov. 9, 2021, previously published as PCT/AU2017/050761, filed on Jul. 25, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/512,445, filed on May 30, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/458,862, filed on Feb. 14, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 2016902914 (AU), filed on Jul. 27, 2016; and application No. 2016904093 (AU), filed on Oct. 11, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0216627 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01); A61M 16/20 (2006.01); F04D 17/16 (2006.01); F04D 29/28 (2006.01); F04D 29/30 (2006.01); F04D 29/42 (2006.01); F04D 29/44 (2006.01)

CPC A61M 16/0069 (2014.02) [A61M 16/00 (2013.01); A61M 16/024 (2017.08); A61M 16/0616 (2014.02); A61M 16/0666 (2013.01); A61M 16/0683 (2013.01); A61M 16/1045 (2013.01); A61M 16/208 (2013.01); F04D 17/162 (2013.01); F04D 17/164 (2013.01); F04D 29/281 (2013.01); F04D 29/30 (2013.01); F04D 29/424 (2013.01); F04D 29/444 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0033 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3341 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); A61M 2209/088 (2013.01); A61M 2210/06 (2013.01); F05D 2240/303 (2013.01); F05D 2240/304 (2013.01)]

18 Claims

1. A portable and head-wearable respiratory pressure therapy (RPT) system in which all of a blower, a battery to supply power to the blower, a controller to operate the blower, and a patient interface having a silicone cushion are mounted with a headgear and supported entirely by a patient's head in use, wherein the blower is mounted forwardly of the silicone cushion of the patient interface such that in use a motor of the blower is suspended forwardly of the patient's head and an axis of rotation of the motor of the blower is generally perpendicular to the patient's sagittal plane, and wherein the blower is a head-wearable blower that includes: a shaft extending in opposite directions from the motor along the axis of rotation of the motor, a first pair of impellers mounted to the shaft on a first side of the motor, and a second pair of impellers mounted to the shaft on a second side of the motor opposite from the first side.