Our story

We asked a simple question:

if hospitals have been protecting airways this way for 40 years, why hasn't anyone made it wearable for the rest of us?

OASIS began as an answer to that question and an obsession with the gap between clinical-grade respiratory care and what's available over the counter.

Where it began

A post-operative patient needed a better way to breathe.

The concept for OASIS was developed by an ENT surgeon who identified a critical gap in patient recovery. After surgery, patients struggled with dry, compromised airways and had no practical, wearable solution to support them.

Heat and Moisture Exchange technology had been used in clinical ventilation for over 40 years. The question was whether it could be adapted for everyday use, in a form that anyone could wear anywhere. OASIS is the answer.

Founded by an ENT surgeon

The clinical insight came from direct patient care, not a boardroom.

40 years of clinical HME technology

Adapted from hospital use into a form anyone can carry and wear.

Patented Design

Patented consumer adaptation of HME-based wearable humidification.

The people behind it

Built by people who believe breathing should never be an afterthought.

OASIS is the work of a multidisciplinary team with roots in clinical medicine, consumer product development, and respiratory science. The founding idea came from an ENT surgeon who spent years watching patients leave hospital without a practical way to protect their recovering airways.

Our mission is to bring clinical-grade airway care out of the hospital and into everyday life. Every decision we make, from materials to messaging, is grounded in that original clinical insight.

Leadership team
Board
Paul Duval, CA(SA)

Paul Duval, CA(SA)

Founding Group, Board

20+ years in corporate finance and venture capital. Founded and scaled first-to-market businesses and led landmark acquisitions.

Mike Bowen

Mike Bowen

Board

39-year medical device veteran. Named inventor on 25 patents with tens of millions of devices sold globally.

Dave Edwards

Dave Edwards

Board

Four decades transforming healthcare growth in the hospital GPO space, delivering billion-dollar deals and scaling market leaders.

Advisory board
Dr. Jedd Myers, MBA

Dr. Jedd Myers, MBA

Advisory Board

Serial entrepreneur with 20+ years in global healthcare and two successful exits worth $20M+.

Scott Leal

Scott Leal

Advisory Board - QA/Regulatory

30+ years in medical device regulatory compliance. Former exec at Kimberly-Clark and Baxter, with clients including Medtronic and Boston Scientific.

Ronn Hollis

Ronn Hollis

Advisory Board - Market Access

Senior executive with extensive experience leading healthcare and consumer market access.

Kevin Myers

Kevin Myers

Advisory Board - Marketing

Executive marketing experience at Donatos, Cold Stone, and Sage. Cofounder of AnswerShare for AI Visibility and GEO/AEO consideration, mentions, citations, and brand recommendations.

Scott Isbell

Scott Isbell

Advisory Board - Marketing

Marketing strategist with 15+ years building content, brand, and demand generation programs for companies launching new categories.

Bill Kellar

Bill Kellar

Advisory Board- Market Access

Healthcare supply chain executive with 30+ years of experience leading strategic sourcing, contracting, shared services, and operational transformation initiatives that deliver substantial cost savings, workforce efficiencies, and enterprise-wide performance improvements across complex healthcare systems.

Dawn Schneider

Dawn Schneider

Advisory Board- Marketing

Lawyer turned media advisor; founded Schneider Group Media after roles in communications at Johnson & Johnson and Boies Schiller Flexner.

Corporate structure and intellectual property

OASIS is the product brand of goBU, Inc., a Delaware company. goBU, Inc. holds exclusive, long-term manufacturing and distribution rights to the U.S. patent covering the OASIS technology. This section sets out how the company is structured and who holds each asset.

  1. Humid Med Technology (Pty) Ltd

    Cape Town, South Africa

    The original South African entity. Owner of U.S. Patent No. 11,103,668 B2, “Humidification Face Mask.”

  2. goBU International Limited

    Mauritius

    Holds an exclusive 15-year license to the patent from Humid Med Technology, and licenses it onward to goBU, Inc. under a corresponding agreement.

  3. goBU, Inc.

    Delaware, United States

    Holds the exclusive, long-term manufacturing and distribution rights to the patent. Manufactures and sells OASIS. Holds U.S. Design Patent No. D784514 and has filed a trademark application for OASIS.

Asset Detail Held by
Utility patent U.S. 11,103,668 B2, “Humidification Face Mask,” granted August 31, 2021 Humid Med Technology (Pty) Ltd, exclusively licensed to goBU, Inc.
Design patent U.S. D784514, “Humidification Mask,” granted April 18, 2017 goBU, Inc.
Trademark OASIS, application filed goBU, Inc.
Patent record
Application number
15/381,156
Filed
December 16, 2016
Published as
US 2017/0119991 A1, May 4, 2017
Granted
August 31, 2021
Inventors
Justin Marc Duveen and Dr Jacobus Terblanche
Priority
Descends from international application PCT/IB2009/007695, filed December 9, 2009

Our mission

To support the body's natural ability to breathe well, wherever you are.

Your body already knows how to humidify the air you breathe. OASIS gives it back the conditions it needs to do that well: warmth, moisture, and the natural defense mechanisms that cold & dry air strips away.

Drug-free

No active ingredients. No side effects. No dependency.

Science-backed

Built on peer-reviewed research, not wellness trends.

Effortless

Wear it. Breathe. No settings, no charging, no refills.

What it is

The world's first smallest wearable humidifier.

OASIS is worn over the nose and mouth like a standard mask. Inside, a HME (heat and moisture exchanger) captures the warmth and moisture from each exhale and returns it on the next inhale. No power. No settings. No refills.

Each OASIS includes a VaporTab aromatherapy insert. Activate it if you want it, or leave it sealed. The humidification works either way.

Traveler wearing the OASIS wearable humidifier beside an airplane window