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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2017
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Richard John Boyes, Auckland, NZ;
Christian Francis Fischer, Auckland, NZ;
Ali Ghalib Abdul Rahman Ghalib, Auckland, NZ;
Jessica Kristen Sloane, Auckland, NZ;
Monika Baumann, Auckland, NZ;
Bernard Tsz Lun Ip, Auckland, NZ;
FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED, Auckland, NZ;
Abstract
In one embodiment, a filter assembly for use in an insufflation system is described. The filter assembly comprises: a filter medium operative to filter medical gases; a housing comprising an inlet, an outlet and the filter medium, the housing defining a gases flow path through the filter medium between the inlet and the outlet; and at least one heating element being positioned in the housing and being configured to heat the filter medium; and wherein, the at least one heating element is spaced apart from the filter medium and from an inner surface of the housing.