CONNECTOR

Organization Name

FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Inventor(s)

Daniel Webster Evans of Auckland NZ

Katie-Ann Jane Buckels of Auckland NZ

Kevin Blake Powell of Auckland NZ

CONNECTOR

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18833279 titled 'CONNECTOR

Original Abstract Submitted

A connector for a respiratory support system having a first part, a second part, and a retention element. The first part is configured to engage a portion of a respiratory conduit and the second part is configured to engage with another component. The first and second parts together define an internal lumen for the passage of gas through the connector. The retention element defines an outer wall and the first part of the connector comprises a wall spaced inwards from the outer wall, defining a cavity therebetween to receive said portion of the respiratory conduit. The wall of the first part has one or more outwardly-projecting protrusions configured to engage said portion of the respiratory conduit. At least one distance between a surface of the protrusion(s) and an inner surface of the outer wall is less than a maximum wall thickness of the portion of the respiratory conduit.