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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Ndd Medizintechnik Ag, Zurich, CH;
Inventors:
Christian Buess, Horgen, CH;
Erich Kleinhappl, Waedenswil, CH;
Assignee:
ndd Medizintechnik AG, Zurich, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/087 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); B29D 23/00 (2006.01); B29L 23/00 (2006.01); B29C 53/16 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/087 (2013.01); A61B 8/48 (2013.01); B29D 23/00 (2013.01); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 2205/366 (2013.01); A61M 2205/368 (2013.01); A61M 2209/06 (2013.01); B29C 53/16 (2013.01); B29L 2023/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for conditioning a breathing tube for use in lung function diagnostics and a breathing tube made by such a method. This method is characterized by heating at least a section of a fully assembled breathing tube by a heating source to a temperature of at least 40° C., wherein heating is performed during a first time period, the first time period lasting between 0.1 seconds and 5 seconds wherein the section includes at least one window covered by a mesh.