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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01); A61M 16/14 (2006.01); A61M 16/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/16 (2013.01); A61M 16/0066 (2013.01); A61M 16/04 (2013.01); A61M 16/0666 (2013.01); A61M 16/109 (2014.02); A61M 16/1095 (2014.02); A61M 16/142 (2014.02); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/003 (2013.01); A61M 2016/1025 (2013.01); A61M 2016/103 (2013.01); A61M 16/161 (2014.02); A61M 2205/02 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0205 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3653 (2013.01); A61M 2205/42 (2013.01); A61M 2205/505 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas humidification system can have a conduit defining a gas passageway. A mass of a first absorbent material can be located in the conduit. A mass of a second absorbent material can cover at least a part of the surface of the conduit. An orifice can be located on the conduit to allow communication between the first and second absorbent materials. A heating element can be placed within, on, around, or near the first absorbent material. The heating element can heat up moisture in or on the first absorbent material such that the moisture is encouraged to join gases passing through the gas humidification system.