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Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2004
Applicants:

Richard K. Pelerossi, Rome, NY (US);

Fredrick M. Richards, Clinton, NY (US);

Rex A. Niles, Oneida, NY (US);

Gregory S. King, Cazenovia, NY (US);

Inventors:

Richard K. Pelerossi, Rome, NY (US);

Fredrick M. Richards, Clinton, NY (US);

Rex A. Niles, Oneida, NY (US);

Gregory S. King, Cazenovia, NY (US);

Assignee:

Smiths Medical ASD, Inc., Keene, NH (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/16 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01); H05B 3/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An improved humidifier which may be used with a nasal cannula for high-flow respiratory gas therapy wherein a sterilized liquid is drawn from a sterilized liquid container by a high-flow driving gas passing adjacent to an aspirator tube orifice through which the sterilized liquid is drawn into contact with the driving gas for fracturing the liquid into a mist which is warmed and delivered to the patient or user, and the driving gas is also passed adjacent a condensate return orifice which draws any condensate formed in the humidified respiratory gas delivery system away from the cannula and back into the system for re-use.


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