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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2005
James N. Mashak, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Scott A. Inman, Madison, WI (US);
Denise L. Pernetti, Cottage Grove, WI (US);
Robert Q. Tham, Middleton, WI (US);
James N. Mashak, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Scott A. Inman, Madison, WI (US);
Denise L. Pernetti, Cottage Grove, WI (US);
Robert Q. Tham, Middleton, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A breathing circuit for use with a ventilated patient that includes a heat exchanger for removing water vapor from the breathing gases to prevent condensation within the breathing circuit. The heat exchanger is positioned downstream from the COabsorber and receives the breathing gases from the COabsorber prior to delivery of the breathing gases to the inspiration limb of the patient circuit. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of inflow tubes and outflow tubes that are each open to a sump removably attached to the heat exchanger. The sump collects the water vapor condensed from the breathing gases within the heat exchanger.