OUTLET CONNECTION ASSEMBLY

• Main Authors: FOOTE, Roger Mervyn Lloyd, HUBY, Ronald James, TSAI, Ernie Wei-Chih, NASR, Saad, STANISLAS, Luke Andrew, TANG, Zhuo Ran
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 25.11.2020
• Subjects: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; ELECTRICITY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE

The present application discloses an airflow tube releasably attachable to a chassis of a respiratory pressure therapy (RPT) device that includes a blower to provide pressurized air to a patient interface to treat a respiratory disorder in a patient, the airflow tube comprising: a first portion constructed from a first material and having a seal that is configured to contact and seal against a humidifier reservoir, the seal forming an inlet end configured to receive air pressurized by the blower; and a second portion constructed from a second material that is different from the first material such that the second portion is more rigid than the first portion, the second portion having an outlet end configured to be connected to an air circuit to direct pressurized air to the patient interface, wherein the first material is overmolded onto the second material of the first portion, wherein the airflow tube comprises a bend positioned between the inlet end and the outlet end, and wherein the first material forms at least part of the bend.