Mercury Systems. has been granted a patent for a breathing assistance device featuring a frustrum-shaped air channel that enhances CPAP efficiency while minimizing pressure fluctuations. The device includes a manometer for pressure monitoring, a safety pressure relief valve, and may be designed for single-use applications. GlobalData’s report on Mercury Systems gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Breathing assistance device with improved cpap pressure characteristics
The granted patent US12064551B2 describes a breathing assistance device designed to enhance airflow to a patient's breathing tract. The device features a body with an interior wall that tapers from a wide end to a narrow end, creating a continuously decreasing cross-sectional area. At the narrow end, a patient connector is positioned, which can interface directly or indirectly with the patient's breathing tract. A gas jet is located at the wide end, directing gas supplied from a pressurized source into the interior space along a central axis towards the patient connector. Surrounding the gas jet is an annular wall with multiple openings that facilitate fluid communication between the interior space and the external atmosphere, strategically positioned above and below the gas jet.
Further claims detail specific design features of the device, including the shape and dimensions of the cross-sectional area, the angles of divergence of the interior wall, and the size of the jet orifice. The narrow end's cross-sectional area is specified to be between 63 and 185 square millimeters, with a preferred size of 95 square millimeters. The jet orifice is designed to have a diameter ranging from 0.5 to 1.0 millimeters, with a specific example of 0.65 millimeters. Additionally, the device may include a manometer for pressure measurement and a pressure relief valve to manage internal pressure. The patent also outlines a method for increasing gas airflow from the device, emphasizing the expulsion of gas from the jet into the interior space and its delivery to the patient through the connector.
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