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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D659823 | Face mask assembly | 05/15/2012 |
| D659822 | Cushion in face mask assembly | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171934 | Forehead pad and forehead support assembly A forehead pad including a coupling portion for attachment to a forehead support member, and a contact portion for contacting a patient's forehead. The contact portion includes a contact portion shell formed as an outer wall, which defines a single, continuous inner... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167988 | High output concentrator A multi-chamber canister for a pressure swing absorption system within a general housing assembly. The chambers include a first molecular sieve chamber for receiving a first molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas and ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8156972 | System and method for filling a portable liquified gas storage/delivery system A liquefied gas storage/delivery system and method that includes a liquefied gas storage system. The liquefied gas storage system includes a housing containing a storage vessel suited to contain a supply of liquefied gas, such as liquid oxygen (LOX). A rotatable tur... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147597 | Oxygen concentration system The present system is an adsorption system (100) for separating air into a concentrated gas component, which has an air supply, a compressor (115) for receiving and compressing the air supply, providing a compressed air supply, and molecular sieve mate... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136521 | Auto-titration bi-level pressure support system and method of using same A bi-level pressure support system and method of treating disordered breathing that optimizes the pressure delivered to the patient during inspiration and expiration to treat the disordered breathing while minimizing the delivered pressure for patient comfort. The p... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8127764 | Respiratory mask cushion and mask using same A seal and a mask using a seal that includes a first end portion adapted to be coupled to a seal support, a second end portion adapted for sealing engagement with a face of a user, and a sidewall extending between the first end portion and the second end portion. Th... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118027 | Patient intreface assembly supported under the mandible A patient interface assembly that includes a substantially rigid support and a patient interface device coupled to a first end of the support. A first arm is coupled to a first side of the support and a second arm is coupled to a second side of the support. A cross ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113202 | Cushion inside a cushion patient interface A patient interface device including a cushion assembly having a cushion-in-a-cushion arrangement and a system for supplying a flow of gas to a patient using such an interface device. The patient interface includes a mask shell having a patient side and an outer sid... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8074647 | Impeller and a pressure support system and method using such a method An impeller, a pressure generator using such an impeller, and a pressure support system and method using such a pressure generator to deliver a flow of breathing gas to a patient is disclosed. The impeller enables a pressure of a flow of breathing gas delivered by a... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8061355 | Exhaust port assembly for a pressure support system An exhaust port assembly comprising a conduit carries a flow of gas. A vent assembly having a fixed exhaust area is provided on the conduit for venting a flow of exhaust gas from within the conduit to ambient atmosphere. The vent assembly is configured so as to mini... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8053977 | Light device and method of manufacturing a light device Light device comprising a substrate, at least one photo-organic layer, at least two electrode layers electrically separated by said at least one photo-organic layer, and at least one encapsulation layer, wherein said at least one photo-organic layer is positioned be... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051855 | Respiratory mask A respiratory mask including a base plate adapted for connection to a gas source and a bladder secured to the base plate to form a generally fluid tight seal with the base plate, and defining at least one internal chamber with the base plate for receiving a fluidizi... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8042537 | Method of providing interactive pressure support A method of employing a pressure generating system that provides a pressure therapy to the pulmonary system of a patient and to enable the patient to interact with the pressure support system, for example, to monitor the effectiveness of the treatment provided by th... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8028699 | Full face respiratory mask with integrated nasal interface A patient interface that reliably and comfortably seals a user's face by providing an oral-nasal mask that includes an integrated nasal interface. The patient interface includes a seal member having an oral cushion portion configured to surround the user's mouth and... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8028692 | Multi-sectioned conduit assembly A conduit assembly that delivers a flow of breathing gas to an airway of user. The conduit assembly includes a first flexible segment having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a first lumen defined therein from the first end portion to the second end por... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025052 | System and method of monitoring respiratory events A system and method of monitoring a patient, that in one embodiment, comprises determining a flow of gas generated by respiration of the patient, identifying a respiratory event entry and a respiratory event exit based on the flow of gas generated by respiration of ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7975694 | Non-intrusive mask interface with nasal support A patient interface includes a body member, a partition, a nasal seal portion, and a port. The partition is integral with the body member, and separates an interior of the member into a first chamber configured to receive a nose of a patient and a second chamber. Th... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975688 | Vibration reducing blower assembly mounting A medical device, such as a respiratory treatment device, includes a passive acoustic noise reduction system in the form of a vibration reducing blower assembly isolation mount. The device includes a housing, a blower assembly mounted therein, a patient circuit coup... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972414 | Method and system of operating a trans-fill device A method and system of operating a trans-fill device. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising generating an enriched gas stream from atmospheric air, and operating an intensifier which, when provided the enriched gas stream, produces a c... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7938114 | Auto-titration bi-level pressure support system and method of using same A bi-level pressure support system and method of treating disordered breathing that optimizes the pressure delivered to the patient during inspiration and expiration to treat the disordered breathing while minimizing the delivered pressure for patient comfort. The p... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931144 | Patient interface packaging with integrated sizing gage A patient interface packaging that includes an integrated sizing template. The packaging system includes a container having an inner chamber containing a patient interface device having a size contained within. The packaging further includes an outer exterior having... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931026 | Adjustable conduit coupling assembly A conduit coupling assembly for use in connection with a patient interface device. The conduit coupling assembly includes a coupling retention assembly for retaining the conduit coupling in a predetermined position with respect to the user's face, and an adjustment ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931025 | Patient interface and headgear connector The present invention provides a connection device for connecting a headgear having straps, a mask and a system for supplying a flow of gas to a patient. The connection device incorporates a locking member or locking portion which is configured to lock the straps in... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931024 | Cushion for a patient interface A respiratory mask is provided having an outer shell coupled to a cushion for the delivery of a gas to a user. The cushion of the respiratory mask has a pleat and varied wall thicknesses about the device in order to provide varying degrees of flexibility and support... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7918925 | High output concentrator A multi-chamber canister for a pressure swing absorption system within a general housing assembly. The chambers include a first molecular sieve chamber for receiving a first molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas and ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7913497 | Desiccant cartridge The present invention provides a removably attachable compact desiccant cartridge that is useful in lowering the dew point of a medically useful gas, which is liquefied by a cryogenic device. The desiccant cartridge of the present invention comprises a gas feedstrea... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7900628 | Patient interface device A patient interface device that includes a support member sized and configured to span at least a portion of a patient's face while remaining below the patient's eyes responsive to the patient interface device being donned by such a patient. A sealing assembly is at... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900627 | Trans-fill method and system A trans-fill method and system comprising obtaining therapeutic gas from a therapeutic gas source, compressing the therapeutic gas from the therapeutic gas source in at least two stages to create an intermediate therapeutic gas stream and a high pressure therapeutic... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896003 | Chin pivot patient interface device A patient interface device that includes a body portion comprising a pair of arms and a chin support. A first end portion of each arm in the pair of arms is coupled to an opposite end of the chin support. The chin support is adapted to be disposed under the mandible... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7890342 | Method and system for tracking and monitoring patient compliance with medical device usage prescription A computer-implemented method for tracking and monitoring a patient's compliance with a medical device usage prescription for a medical device is disclosed. This method and system includes the steps of: (a) providing a minimum medical device usage compliance value f... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7877817 | Mask attachment assembly A mask attachment assembly for use in attaching a mask in a sealed position on the user's face. The mask attachment assembly includes a panel member with a sleeve extending along the panel member, and one or more straps extending through and slidable within the slee... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7870859 | Patient contacting seal and mask using same A seal and a respiraoty mask having a seal adapted for confronting engagement with a surface of a user to form an interface therewith. The seal includes a first portion defined by a gel substance. In one embodiment, the seal includes a selectively formable substance... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7856982 | Patient interface device A patient interface device that includes a frame sized and configured to span at least a portion of a patient's face while remaining below the patient's eyes when the patient interface device is donned by the patient. A support member is coupled to the frame such th... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7837761 | Portable oxygen concentrator A portable oxygen concentrator includes a reservoir adapted to store oxygen-enriched gas, a delivery valve adapted to communicate with the reservoir, a pressure sensor adapted to measure a reservoir pressure within the reservoir and to measure a pressure drop across... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7827988 | Auto-titration pressure support system and method of using same A pressure support system and method of treating disordered breathing that optimizes the pressure delivered to the patient to treat the disordered breathing while minimizing the delivered pressure for patient comfort. The controller in the pressure support system op... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7819119 | User interface having a pivotable coupling A patient interface having a cushion for engagement with the face of a user, a shell having an extension with a forehead support connected to the extension. The forehead support has a hinge so that the forehead support can be deformed to conform to the user's forehe... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7810497 | Ventilatory control system A system is provided for delivering a flow of breathing gas to an airway of a patient. The system includes a pressurizing flow module that generates a pressurized flow of breathing gas and a patient circuit coupled to the pressurizing flow module configured to commu... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7810496 | Method and apparatus for providing positive airway pressure to a patient A system including methods and apparatus for treatment of a medical disorder such as obstructive sleep apnea or congestive heart failure. The system involves applying a gain to flow rate of pressurized gas delivered to a patient during inspiratory and/or expiratory ... | 10/12/2010 |
