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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Inventors:
Igor Olegovich Yatsevich, Auckland, NZ;
Andrew John Partington, Auckland, NZ;
Nordyn Alami, Auckland, NZ;
Assignee:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/16 (2006.01); B01F 3/04 (2006.01); F24F 3/14 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); B01F 15/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0808 (2013.01); A61M 16/0066 (2013.01); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 16/109 (2014.02); A61M 16/1085 (2014.02); A61M 16/1095 (2014.02); A61M 16/16 (2013.01); A61M 16/161 (2014.02); B01F 3/04007 (2013.01); B01F 15/06 (2013.01); F24F 3/14 (2013.01); A61M 16/024 (2017.08); A61M 16/202 (2014.02); A61M 2016/003 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0039 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3653 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); A61M 2230/04 (2013.01); A61M 2230/10 (2013.01); A61M 2230/201 (2013.01); A61M 2230/202 (2013.01); A61M 2230/205 (2013.01); A61M 2230/432 (2013.01); A61M 2230/435 (2013.01); B01F 2015/062 (2013.01); B01F 2215/0091 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas humidifier can have a gas channel comprising an inlet and an outlet. A portion of the gas channel can have a region having a reduction in cross-sectional area relative to the portions of the gas channel outside of the region. A water conduit can extend from the region to a water reservoir. A heating element can heat water entering the region from the water conduit. Water vaporized using the heating element can join the flow of gases passing through the gas channel in use.