Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited

Erbe Elektromedizin Gmbh

Katja Munkelt

Gavin Walsh Millar

David Leon McCauley

Matthew Liam Buswell

Jonathan David Harwood

Elmo Benson Stoks

Andre Van Schalkwyk

Dean Antony Barker

Malcolm David Smith

Kiel Anthony McCool

Charles Christopher North

Thomas Jacques Fernand Maeckelberghe

Christopher Gareth Sims

Dominique Richard D'Andrea

Mahran Maumoon Sujau

Helgard Oosthuysen

Ibrahim Al-Tiay

Matthew Robert Wilson

Thomas James Edwards

Sanjay Parag Patel

Grant Martin Dover

Joshua Daniel Stroobant

Seth Mclay Frater

Brendan Thomas Vercoelen

Christopher Jaye Norman Amadio

The disclosure relates to medical tubes and methods of manufacturing medical tubes. The tube may be a composite structure made of two or more distinct components that are spirally wound to form an elongate tube. For example, one of the components may be a spirally wound elongate hollow body, and the other component may be an elongate structural component also spirally wound between turns of the spirally wound hollow body. The tube need not be made from distinct components, however. For instance, an elongate hollow body formed (e.g., extruded) from a single material may be spirally wound to form an elongate tube. The elongate hollow body itself may in transverse cross-section have a thin wall portion and a relatively thicker or more rigid reinforcement portion. The tubes can be incorporated into a variety of medical circuits or may be employed for other medical uses.

Medical tubes and methods of manufacture

A medical tube comprises a tail to connect an embedded wire to an electrical component. The tail may comprise a flattened portion and an exposed portion to facilitate attachment of the medical tube to an electrical component. The tail may comprise a second flattened portion. One or more wires, such as a heater wire or a sensor wire, may be embedded in the medical tube. The medical tube may comprise a connector that comprises a printed circuit board to which the one or more wires is attached. The connector may comprise features to support the printed circuit board, aid in assembly of the one or more wires to the connector, and protect electrical components against liquid ingress.

Medical tubes for respiratory systems

The disclosure relates to medical tubes and methods of manufacturing medical tubes. The tube may be a composite structure made of two or more distinct components that are spirally wound to form an elongate tube. For example, one of the components may be a spirally wound elongate hollow body, and the other component may be an elongate structural component also spirally wound between turns of the spirally wound hollow body The tube need not be made from distinct components, however. For instance, an elongate hollow body formed (e.g., extruded) from a single material may be spirally wound to form an elongate tube. The elongate hollow body itself may in transverse cross-section have a thin wall portion and a relatively thicker or more rigid reinforcement portion. The tubes can be incorporated into a variety of medical circuits or may be employed for other medical uses.

The invention relates to a socket arrangement () comprising at least one plug connector socket (). Each plug connector socket () comprises a contact arrangement () with two electrically conductive contact elements () and a spring arrangement (). The two contact elements () are supported so as to be movable relative to each other in a movement direction (B) at a right angle or obliquely with respect to a plug-in direction (R). The spring arrangement () acts on one or both contact elements () in movement direction (B). Due to the pretensioning force of the spring arrangement (), the two contact elements () are pushed or pulled toward each another. With the plug contact pin () inserted in the plug connector socket (), the two contact elements are moved toward each other in movement direction (B) and abut from different sides against the plug contact pin (). As a result of this, a mechanical clamping effect and an electrical contact are provided.

Socket arrangement for an electromedical device

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Hermsdorf, Germany

Katja Munkelt