Respiratory breathing apparatus
AssigneeResMed Limited
InventorsPaul Jan Klasek, Liam Holley, Quangang Yang, Steven Paul Farrugia, Timothy Tsun-Fai Fu, Robert Henry Frater
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Abstract
A respiratory apparatus comprising a base and removable chamber, wherein the chamber is configured to hold a supply of water and include a blower arrangement adapted to provide a supply of pressurized air or gas to the supply of water. In certain embodiments the respiratory apparatus includes a split motor, wherein the stationary components are located within a base and the rotating portions are located within a chamber.
Claims20
A respiratory apparatus for delivery of a pressurized breathable gas to a patient's airways for respiratory treatment, the respiratory apparatus comprising:
- a chamber including an air inlet and an air outlet;
- a base configured to receive the chamber thereon;
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- a motor configured to provide a supply of pressurized air to the air outlet, the motor having (a) a stationary portion comprising a stator having a plurality of wound coils, and (b) a rotating portion comprising an impeller having a plurality of rotor magnets;
- wherein the stationary portion of the motor is located in the base and the rotating portion of the motor is located in the chamber, wherein the chamber separates the rotating portion from the base, wherein the plurality of rotor magnets and the stator are configured in a stacked arrangement such that the plurality of rotor magnets are positioned over the plurality of wound coils in use, and
- wherein the air outlet is adapted to be coupled to a patient conduit for delivery of the pressurized breathable gas to the patient's airways.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.