ResMed Patent Grant for Modular Patient Interface

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted patent US12582788B2 to ResMed Pty Ltd for a modular patient interface kit designed for delivering positive air pressure to a patient's airways during sleep. The patent covers a system including nasal and mouth cushions with a flexible joint and a stabilizing headgear structure.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12582788B2 to ResMed Pty Ltd. This patent covers a modular patient interface kit designed for use with positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy, commonly used for sleep apnea. The invention features a novel joint coupling mechanism between nasal and mouth cushions, along with a positioning and stabilizing structure including headgear.

This patent grant represents a new intellectual property asset for ResMed, potentially impacting competitors in the respiratory device market. While not a regulatory rule, it signifies innovation in medical device design. Compliance officers in the medical device sector should note this development as it pertains to product design and potential market exclusivity for ResMed's technology.

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Modular patient interface including a joint coupling mouth and nasal cushions

Grant US12582788B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

ResMed Pty Ltd

Inventors

Rupert Christian Scheiner

Abstract

A patient interface kit to deliver a flow of air at a positive pressure with respect to ambient air pressure to an entrance to a patients airways including at least the entrance of a patients nares while the patient is sleeping. The patient interface comprising: a nasal cushion having a nasal cushion opening; a mouth cushion having a mouth cushion opening, the mouth cushion including a flexible joint, positioned above the mouth opening, to selectively connect the nasal cushion to the mouth cushion; and a positioning and stabilizing structure to provide a force to hold the nasal and/or mouth seal-forming structures in a therapeutically effective position on a patient's head, the positioning an stabilizing structure including a nasal headgear including upper straps or conduits and a mouth headgear including lower straps, the mouth headgear being selectively connected to the nasal headgear.