Patent ID: 7975688
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for delivering pressurized gas to the airway of a patient, the apparatus comprising: a housing; a mounting surface disposed on the housing; a blower assembly operatively coupled to the mounting surface and adapted to generate a flow of a pressurized gas; a patient circuit coupled to the blower assembly and adapted to communicate the flow of gas to an airway of a patient; a first vibration damping member disposed between a first side of the blower assembly and the mounting surface upon which the blower assembly is supported, the first vibration damping member being in contact with each of the first side of the blower assembly and the mounting surface so as to space the blower assembly from the mounting surface; a securing member positioning and holding the blower assembly onto the mounting surface, wherein the securing member is a rigid member that includes: a second vibration damping member disposed between a second side of the blower assembly opposite the first side and the securing member, the second vibration damping member being in contact with each of the second side of the blower assembly and the securing member so as to space the blower assembly from the securing member.