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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Keith J. Bradley, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ryan E. Johnson, Dawsonville, GA (US);
Inventors:
Keith J. Bradley, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ryan E. Johnson, Dawsonville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Smiths Medical ASD, Inc., Rockland, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 27/00 (2006.01); G01K 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A temperature probe, such as for a respiratory system in which breathable gases are supplied to a patient, includes a housing having a cavity sized to snugly receive therein a generally cylindrical container within which is secured a thermistor, with the container adapted to provide a barrier to moisture. The probe provides a quick temperature response but minimizes migration of moisture to the thermistor notwithstanding the high temperature and heat levels encountered in normal operation of the respiratory system.