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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Susumu Takabayashi, Oceanside, CA (US);
Raymond A. Ellestad, Vista, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mallinckrodt Inc., Hazelwood, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 1/900 ;
Abstract
An improved compressor system (,) designed for use with a patient assist medical ventilator is provided which includes a compressor (,) and a pressurized gas delivery conduit (,); a hollow fiber membrane dryer (,) is interposed within the conduit (,) for final dehumidification of the pressurized gas and suppression of the dew point thereof In preferred forms, the membrane dryer output air may be recycled via a conduit (,) to the compressor (,) during phases of the system operation, so that such dried, pressurized air may be mixed with ambient air and fed to the compressor (,).