Owner Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited

Inventors Gray, Nathan Lee; Smith, Daniel John; Skelton, Blair Victor

Agent A J Park

Pub. Number AU-B-2003244579

Priority 521274 09.09.02 NZ; 521364 11.09.02 NZ

Filing date 8 September 2003

Wipo publication date 25 March 2004

Acceptance publication date 11 October 2007

A61L 29/00 (2006.01) Materials for catheters or for coating catheters

A61M 11/08 (2006.01) Sprayers

A61M 16/08 (2006.01) Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. mouth-to-mouth respiration - Bellows

B29C 53/36 (2006.01) Shaping by bending, folding, twisting, straightening or flattening

B29C 53/58 (2006.01) Shaping by bending, folding, twisting, straightening or flattening

B29C 53/60 (2006.01) Shaping by bending, folding, twisting, straightening or flattening

B29C 53/64 (2006.01) Shaping by bending, folding, twisting, straightening or flattening

B29C 53/80 (2006.01) Shaping by bending, folding, twisting, straightening or flattening

B29C 63/00 (2006.01) Lining or sheathing, i.e. applying preformed layers or sheathings of plastics

B29C 65/02 (2006.01) Joining of preformed parts - by heating, with or without pressure

F16L 9/16 (2006.01) Pipes

F16L 11/115 (2006.01) Hoses, i.e. flexible pipes

B29C 47/02 (2006.01) Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form - incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. extrusion moulding around inserts or for coating articles

B29C 59/00 (2006.01) Surface shaping, e.g. embossing

B29C 65/00 (2006.01) Joining of preformed parts

B29C 65/18 (2006.01) Joining of preformed parts - using heated tool

B29C 65/40 (2006.01) Joining of preformed parts - Applying molten plastics, e.g. hot melt

B29L 23/00 (2006.01)