Patent SG-11201808886X-A (SG)
Title: Humidification chamber and chamber seal for a respiratory assistance apparatus
Inventor: LETTON ANDREW MARTIN
IPC: A61M16/16
Filed: 2017-04-27
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111011111111111110111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......0\"\" WO 2017/192051 Al 09 November 2017 (09.11.2017) W I PO I PC T (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every A61M 16/16 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (21) International Application Number: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, PCT/NZ2017/050047 CA, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (22) International Filing Date: HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, 27 April 2017 (27.04.2017) KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, (25) Filing Language: English PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, (26) Publication Language: English SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, (30) Priority Data: TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. 62/330,662 02 May 2016 (02.05.2016) US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (71) Applicant: FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, LIMITED [NZ/NZ]; 15 Maurice Paykel Place, East Tama- UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, ki, Auckland, 2013 (NZ). TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (72) Inventor: LETTON, Andrew Martin; 15 Maurice Paykel EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, Place, East Tamaki, Auckland, 2013 (NZ). MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, (74) Agent: BALDWINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; KM, PO Box 852, Wellington, 6011 (NZ). ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). = = (54) Title: HUMIDIFICATION CHAMBER AND CHAMBER SEAL FOR A RESPIRATORY ASSISTANCE APPARATUS — = = 561 = 122 = 124 = 122 — .g am - .4 = = = 1411 — = = = = 104 = lag- ) FIGURE 3 ,-1 (57) : A humidification chamber (24, 50, 300, 400, 500, 600 or 700) for humidifying gases is provided comprising: a water tub 1-1 that is configured to receive a volume of water; a gases inlet for receiving a flow of gases into an interior volume of the humidification in c:::: , chamber; and a gases outlet through which a humidified flow of gases may exit the interior volume of the humidification chamber. N One or more fill apertures (120) are provided in fluid communication with the water tub such that the water tub can be filled with ON water through the one or more fill apertures. A sealing closure (850) is also provided and configured to be releaseably mounted on 1-1 ---, the humidification chamber (24, 50, 300, 400, 500, 600 or 700), the sealing closure (850) being configured to sealingly close each fill I N aperture (120) when the sealing closure (850) is mounted on the humidification 1-1 chamber to resist gas and/or vapour escaping from the cz one ei or more fill apertures (120). C [Continued on next page] WO 2017/192051 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIROIDEMOMOIHOIDIONEM0111111011110111111 Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))