Connector for multiple sized connections
AssigneeFisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
InventorsSamuel Robertson Frame, Martin Paul Friedrich Kramer, Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Graham Douglas Gourd
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Abstract
A connector is used to connect a gases supply to a user. The user can be fitted with an interface, such as a cannula, while the gases supply can include a conduit. The connector interfaces between the conduit and the interface. The connector has a female assembly and a male assembly that connect together, such as by push fit. The male assembly includes an inner portion sized and configured to mate with a first female connector and an outer portion sized and configured to alternatively mate with a second female connector.
Claims16
A patient interface assembly comprising:
- a patient interface;
- a breathing tube;
- a connector comprising:
- a proximal end and a distal end comprising an inner wall and an outer wall extending from a common base,
- wherein the inner wall and the outer wall define an inner tube and an outer tube, the inner tube nested within the outer tube,
- wherein the outer wall is configured as a first connection mechanism, wherein the first connection mechanism comprises a male connector or a female connector, and
- wherein the inner wall is configured as a second connection mechanism, wherein the second connection mechanism comprises a male connector;
- wherein an inner surface of the outer wall further comprises a recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.