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
Advisory board
Dr. Jedd Myers, MBA
Advisory Board
Serial entrepreneur with 20+ years in global healthcare and two successful exits worth $20M+.
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
Advisory Board - Market Access
Senior executive with extensive experience leading healthcare and consumer market access.
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
Advisory Board - Marketing
Marketing strategist with 15+ years building content, brand, and demand generation programs for companies launching new categories.
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
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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.