RESPIRATORY PRESSURE DEVICE

• Main Authors: BERTINETTI, Mark, HARRINGTON, Matthew Rolf, BATH, Andrew Roderick, FORMICA, Justin John, OMROD, Joseph Samuel, NASR, Saad, ROW, Nathan John, STANISLAS, Luke Andrew, VERMA, Hargopal, ROMAGNOLI, Jose Ignacio
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 25.01.2023
• Subjects: AIR-CONDITIONING, AIR-HUMIDIFICATION, VENTILATION, USE OF AIRCURRENTS FOR SCREENING; BLASTING; 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; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; RANGES; VENTILATING; WEAPONS

The present invention relates to a respiratory pressure device (4000) comprising a pressure generator (4140) for supplying a flow of air at positive pressure and an apparatus (5000) for humidifying the flow of air integrated in the respiratory pressure device. The apparatus for humidifying the flow of air comprises a dock (5130) comprising a heater plate (5120), a reservoir (5110) comprising a chamber. The dock is configured to receive the reservoir, wherein, when the dock receives the reservoir, the chamber is in fluid communication with the flow of air. The reservoir comprises a base (5112) structured to hold a volume of liquid and including a conductive portion (5152) configured to be in thermal engagement with the heater plate in use, a lid (5114) movably connected to the base to allow the reservoir to be convertible between an open configuration and a closed configuration, a resilient portion (5116) between the lid and the base, wherein the resilient portion is compressible, and at least one handle comprising an upper handle (5154) located on the lid and/or a lower handle (5156) located on the base. The at least one handle is configured such that, when a patient holds the reservoir by the at least one handle, the patient can impart forces onto the reservoir compressing the resilient portion, which pushes the lid and the base towards each other, to facilitate coupling of the reservoir to the dock and/or to remove the reservoir from the dock.