# US 12,214,124 B2 · Support for a breathing assistance apparatus and/or accessories > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,214,124 B2 - Document ID: US12214124B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/272,167 - Filed: 2019-08-28 - Published: 2021-07-08 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-04 - Assignees: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited - Applicants: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited - Inventors: Andrew Paul Maxwell Salmon; Kevin Peter O'Donnell; Andre Van Schalkwyk - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12214124B2 ## CPC - A61M 16/00: Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. ventilators (iron lungs A61H31/02); Tracheal tubes - A61M 16/0003: {Accessories therefor, e.g. sensors, vibrators, negative pressure} - A61M 16/06: Respiratory or anaesthetic masks - A61M 16/0875: {Connecting tubes} - A61M 16/162: {Water-reservoir filling system, e.g. automatic} - F16M 11/041: {Allowing quick release of the apparatus} - F16M 13/04: for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains {, e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head (apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B)} - A61M 16/16: Devices to humidify the respiration air {(A61M16/1045 takes precedence)} - A61M 2209/082: Mounting brackets, arm supports for equipment - A61M 2209/084: Supporting bases, stands for equipment - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS ## Abstract A support apparatus for a breathing assistance apparatus has a base, a mount, and a handle. The mount is configured to releasably couple the support apparatus with the breathing assistance apparatus by lowering the breathing assistance apparatus relative to the mount. The handle is configured to enable the support apparatus and a releasably coupled breathing assistance apparatus to be lifted and carried by a user. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A support apparatus for supporting an accessory of a breathing assistance apparatus, the support apparatus comprising: a mount configured to couple with a portion of the breathing assistance apparatus; a lower upstanding member extending upwardly from the mount, an intermediate connecting portion at an upper end of the lower upstanding member, and an upper upstanding member extending upwardly from the intermediate connecting portion, wherein the upper upstanding member is offset from the lower upstanding member and is substantially parallel to the lower upstanding member; and a mechanical feature on the upper upstanding member for holding the accessory of the breathing assistance apparatus. ### Claim 2 A support apparatus for supporting an accessory of a breathing assistance apparatus, the support apparatus comprising: a mount that is configured to releasably couple the support apparatus with the breathing assistance apparatus; an upstanding component extending upwardly from the mount, the upstanding component comprising a handle, the handle configured to enable the support apparatus and the breathing assistance apparatus to be lifted and carried by a user when the breathing assistance apparatus is releasably coupled with the support apparatus; a first mechanical feature on the upstanding component, the first mechanical feature extending in a first direction; a second mechanical feature on the upstanding component, the second mechanical feature extending in a second direction that is substantially opposite to the first direction; and an accessory support extension that is configured to couple to the first mechanical feature; wherein the first and second mechanical features are configured so that the accessory of the breathing assistance apparatus can be wrapped around the first and second mechanical features in a loop. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The support apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first mechanical feature extends upwardly so that the accessory of the breathing assistance apparatus can be hung from the first mechanical feature without using the second mechanical feature. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The support apparatus according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the first and second mechanical features comprises a base portion that extends from the upstanding component and a distal support portion that is configured to support the accessory between the distal support portion and the upstanding component, wherein a length of the distal support portion is at least 1.5 times a width of a slot formed between the distal support portion and the upstanding component. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The support apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the upstanding component comprises a first lower upstanding member extending upwardly from the mount, a first intermediate connecting portion at an upper end of the first lower upstanding member, and a first upper upstanding member extending upwardly from the first intermediate connecting portion, and wherein the first upper upstanding member is offset from the first lower upstanding member and is substantially parallel to the first lower upstanding member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The support apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the first mechanical feature extends from the first upper upstanding member, and wherein the first mechanical feature has a shape that is complementary to a shape of the accessory. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The support apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the first mechanical feature is positioned substantially directly above the first lower upstanding member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The support apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the upstanding component further comprises a second lower upstanding member, a second intermediate connecting portion at an upper end of the second lower upstanding member, and a second upper upstanding member extending upwardly from the second intermediate connecting portion, wherein the second upper upstanding member is offset from the second lower upstanding member and is substantially parallel to the second lower upstanding member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The support apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a base having ends and a transverse outer dimension, wherein the handle has a length that is shorter than the transverse outer dimension of the base. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The support apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the upstanding component further comprises a first upstanding member that comprises a first end at or adjacent to a first side of the base, and a second upstanding member that comprises a second end at or adjacent a second side of the base that is opposite the first side of the base. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The support apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the upstanding component further comprises an upper transverse connecting member that extends between and connects upper ends of the first and second upstanding members, wherein the upper transverse connecting member forms the handle. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The support apparatus according to claim 10, wherein each of the first and second upstanding members of the upstanding component comprises a lower upstanding member extending upwardly from the base, an intermediate connecting portion at an upper end of the lower upstanding member, and an upper upstanding member extending upwardly from the intermediate connecting portion, wherein the upper upstanding member is offset from the lower upstanding member. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The support apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the upper upstanding members of the first and second upstanding members are spaced closer together than the lower upstanding members of the first and second upstanding members. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The support apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the lower upstanding members of the first and second upstanding members are removably coupled to the base. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The support apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the handle extends between and connects upper ends of the upper upstanding members of the first and second upstanding members. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The support apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the base is configured to rest on a support surface, and wherein the handle is substantially parallel to the base. ### Claim 17 (depends on 2) A system comprising the support apparatus according to claim 2 and further comprising the breathing assistance apparatus.