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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 17, 2018
Applicant:

Fraunhofer-gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v., Munich, DE;

Inventors:

Gerhard Pohlmann, Meerbeck, DE;

Peter Iwatschenko, Neunkirchen, DE;

Jelena Pankalla, Hannover, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/16 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/16 (2013.01); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 16/0666 (2013.01); A61M 2202/064 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3372 (2013.01); A61M 2240/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and device are used for administering a humidified aerosol to a patient interface by providing and guiding a first gas flow having a humidified aerosol, a second gas flow having humidified respiratory gases, and a liquid flow of a thermally balancing liquid, thermally balancing the first and second gas flow by parallel guiding the first and second gas flow such that the first and second gas flow are guided in a manner that they are at least partially surrounded by the liquid flow of the thermally balancing liquid, mixing the first and second gas flow to obtain enriched respiratory gases having the humidified aerosol, and administering the enriched respiratory gases to the patient interface. The method and the device avoid the administration of dry or re-dried powdered aerosols and unwanted accumulation of and blockage by powdered material. The device is useful in respiratory support of preterm infants.


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