(19)
(11) EP 3 281 665 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
24.07.2019 Bulletin 2019/30

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
19.06.2019 Bulletin 2019/25

(21) Application number: 17189406.6

(22) Date of filing: 06.07.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61M 16/06(2006.01)
A61M 39/00(2006.01)
A62B 9/00(2006.01)
A62B 18/08(2006.01)
 A61M 16/08(2006.01)
A62B 7/00(2006.01)
A62B 18/02(2006.01)

(54)

SWIVEL ELBOW AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR PATIENT INTERFACE SYSTEMS

SCHWENKBARE BOGEN- UND VERBINDERANORDNUNG FÜR PATIENTENSCHNITTSTELLENSYSTEME

COUDE PIVOTANT ET ENSEMBLE CONNECTEUR POUR DES SYSTÈMES D'INTERFACE DE PATIENT

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 08.07.2011 US 201161505711 P
08.08.2011 US 201161521139 P
18.05.2012 US 201261648807 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
14.02.2018 Bulletin 2018/07

(60) Divisional application:
19181000.1

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
12810797.6 / 2729208

(73) Proprietor: ResMed Pty Ltd
Bella Vista, NSW 2153 (AU)

(72) Inventors:
  • Fong, Teck
    2153 New South Wales (AU)
  • Gray, Stephen
    2153 New South Wales (AU)
  • Barlow, Adam Francis
    2153 New South Wales (AU)
  • Burnham, Robert Thomas
    2153 New South Wales (AU)
  • Skipper, Christopher Scott
    2153 New South Wales (AU)
  • Pidock, David Anthony
    2153 New South Wales (AU)
  • Gupta, Tumul
    2153 New South Wales (AU)
  • Mazzone, Damien Julian
    2153 New South Wales (AU)
  • Romagnoli, Jose Ignacio
    2153 New South Wales (AU)
  • Cullen, Chris
    2153 New South Wales (AU)

(74) Representative: Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB 
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München
81675 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A1-2010/139014
DE-U1- 29 723 101
 WO-A2-2006/024288
US-A1- 2010 258 133
   
       
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