Description:-Please see the attached .pdf file- , Claims:We claim:

1. A cartridge for use with a heater base, the heater base comprising a processor and/or memory, the cartridge comprising:
a memory,
wherein, when the cartridge is coupled to the heater base, the memory of the cartridge is placed in communication with the processor and/or memory of the heater base.
2. The cartridge as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cartridge is configured to be removably coupled to the heater base.
3. The cartridge as claimed in either one of claims 1 or 2, comprising one or more sensors.
4. The cartridge as claimed in claim 3 wherein the cartridge is for use with a humidification chamber and the one or more sensors are configured to measure at least one property of gases flowing through the humidification chamber.
5. The cartridge as claimed in claim 4 wherein the one or more sensors are configured to be received in the humidification chamber when the humidification chamber is installed on the heater base.
6. The cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 4 or 5 wherein the cartridge is configured to be removably engaged with the humidification chamber when the humidification chamber is installed to the heater base.
7. The cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6 wherein the memory of the cartridge is configured to store calibration data.
8. The cartridge as claimed in any claim 7, wherein the calibration data comprises sensor calibration data.
9. The cartridge as claimed in claim 8, wherein the sensor calibration data is utilised for increased sensor accuracy.
10. The cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the memory of the cartridge comprises an EEPROM and the EEPROM is configured to store the sensor calibration data.
11. The cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the memory of the cartridge is configured to store data identifying a particular type or model of the cartridge.
12. The cartridge as claimed in any one of the claims 1 to 11, wherein the memory of the cartridge is configured to store data identifying a number and type of sensors mounted on the cartridge.
13. The cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 12, comprising an electrical connector on a face configured to be proximal to the heater base, wherein the electrical connector is configured to be electrically connected to an electrical terminal of the heater base, wherein the electrical connection facilitates communication between the memory of the cartridge and the processor and/or memory of the heater base.
14. The cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the memory of the cartridge comprises and/or is configured to receive information regarding a latest software version available for the heater base.
15. The cartridge as claimed in claim 14, wherein the heater base processor is configured to upload a different or a latest software version from the memory of the cartridge to the memory of the heater base when the cartridge is connected to the heater base.
16. The cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 14 or 15, wherein the processor of the heater base is configured to compare the software version being used by the processor or stored in the memory of the heater base with the software version stored in the memory of the cartridge.
17. The cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the memory of the cartridge comprises life span information associated with the cartridge.
18. The cartridge as claimed in claim 17, configured to cause a display of the heater base to prompt the user when the cartridge is approaching, and when the cartridge has reached, the end of its recommended life span.
19. A humidification system comprising:
a heater base comprising a processor and/or memory, and a heater plate configured to contact a heat conductive portion of a removable humidification chamber;
a cartridge that is removably coupled to the heater base, the cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 18.
20. The cartridge as claimed in claim 19 when dependent on claim 8, wherein the memory of the heater base is configured to receive and store the sensor calibration data.
21. The humidification system as claimed in any one of claims 19 or 20, when dependent on claim 8, wherein the processor of the heater base is configured to utilise sensor calibration data from the memory of the cartridge to increase accuracy of sensor measurements.
22. The cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 19 to 21, when dependent on claim 11, wherein the processor of the heater base is configured to communicate with the memory of the cartridge to identify the cartridge based on the stored data identifying a particular type or model of the cartridge.
23. The cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 19 to 22, when dependent on claim 16, wherein the processor of the heater base is configured to display a message indicating a software update is available on a display of the heater base if the software version being used by the processor or stored in the memory of the heater base does not match the software version stored in the memory of the cartridge.
24. The cartridge as claimed in any one of claims 19 to 23, when dependent on claim 17, wherein the heater base is configured to display the lifespan information associated with the cartridge.
25. A method of supporting a humidification chamber, the humidification chamber having a heat conductive portion configured to contact a heater plate of a heater base, the method comprising:
providing a first cartridge configured for connection to the heater base, and
providing a second cartridge configured for connection to the heater base,
wherein the first and second cartridge are distinct from each other and wherein the first cartridge is removed before the second cartridge is installed on the heater base.
26. The method as claimed in claim 25 wherein the first and second cartridges comprise one or more sensors.
27. The method as claimed in any one of claim 25 or claim 26 wherein the first and second cartridges are configured to be removably engaged with the humidification chamber when the humidification chamber is installed to the heater base.
28. The method as claimed in any one of claims 25 to 27, wherein the first and second cartridges are different from each other based on one or more of: components with which the cartridge is configured to interact with, information or data stored in a memory of the first and second cartridges, and therapies associated with the first and second cartridges and associated components.
29. The method as claimed in claim 28, wherein the information or data stored in the memory of the first and second cartridges includes one or more of:
data identifying a particular type or model of cartridge;
a number and type of sensors mounted on the cartridge;
operational data particular to a cartridge model.
30. The method as claimed in any one of claims 25 to 29, further comprising coupling the first cartridge and/or the second cartridge to the heater base, wherein the coupling comprises triggering a software update to the heater base.
31. The method as claimed in any one of claims 25 to 30, wherein the first and second cartridges comprise a memory.
32. The method as claimed in claim 31, wherein the memory is an EEPROM.
33. The method as claimed in claim 32, wherein the EEPROM allows each of the first and second cartridges to have a different software configuration.
34. The method as claimed in any one of claims 31 to 33, wherein the first and second cartridges comprise at least one sensor, wherein the memory stores sensor calibration data configured to increase accuracy of the at least one sensor.
35. The method as claimed in any one of claims 25 to 34, wherein the first and second cartridges have distinct physical characteristics from each other.
36. A humidification system comprising:
a heater base comprising a heater plate configured to contact a heat conductive portion of a removable humidification chamber, and
a first cartridge and a second cartridge, each cartridge being configured to be removably coupled to the heater base;
wherein the first and second cartridges are different to each other;
wherein the first and second cartridges are exchangeable such that only one cartridge connects to the heater base at one time; and
wherein operation of the humidification system is determined based, at least in part, on a type of cartridge being connected to the heater base.
37. The humidification chamber as claimed in claim 36 wherein the first and second cartridges comprise one or more sensors.
38. The humidification chamber as claimed in any one of claims 36 or 37 wherein the first and second cartridges are configured to be removably engaged with the humidification chamber when the humidification chamber is installed on to the heater base.
39. The humidification system as claimed in any one of claims 36 to 38, wherein each of the first and second cartridges comprises an memory defining operational data associated with a particular cartridge model or a particular individual cartridge.
40. The humidification system as claimed in claim 39, wherein the heater base comprises a processor and a memory configured to be electrically connected with the memory of the first and/or second cartridges.
41. The humidification system as claimed in any one of claims 39 to 40, wherein the first cartridge comprises a first memory and the second cartridge comprises a second memory.
42. The humidification system as claimed in claim 41, wherein the first memory of the first cartridge and the second memory of the second cartridge are configured to store data identifying the type or model of the cartridge being connected to the heater base.
43. The humidification system as claimed in claim 42, wherein a processor of the heater base is configured to read the identifying data stored in the first memory of the first cartridge or the second memory of the second cartridge and select operational data and/or executable code from a memory of the heater base for the particular cartridge connected to the heater base.
44. The humidification system as claimed in any one of claims 42 to 43, wherein the first memory and the second memory of the first and second cartridges comprise operational data particular to each cartridge model, such that the operational data is uploaded to a processor and/or memory of the heater base when the cartridge is coupled to the heater base.
45. The humidification system as claimed in any one of claims 42 to 44, wherein the first memory and the second memory of the first and second cartridges comprise a different software version, and wherein replacing one of the first and second cartridges with the other one facilitates uploading of a different and/or updated software version onto a memory of the heater base.
46. The humidification system as claimed in any one of claims 36 to 44, wherein a hardware configuration of the first and the second cartridges is different.
47. The humidification system as claimed in claim 46, wherein the hardware configuration comprises one or more of: sensor wire connectors, heater wire connectors, and directly mounted probes.

Dated this the 26th day of March 2025.

(JYOTISIKHA DEKA)
[IN/PA-3700]
of SUBRAMANIAM & ASSOCIATES
Attorney for the Applicants