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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2008
Felino V. Cortez, Jr., Bowie, MD (US);
Owen S. Bamford, Linthicum, MD (US);
William F. Niland, Arnold, MD (US);
George Mcgarrity, Centreville, MD (US);
Carl Buyer, Denton, MD (US);
Kenneth Miller, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Peter Boyd, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Felino V. Cortez, Jr., Bowie, MD (US);
Owen S. Bamford, Linthicum, MD (US);
William F. Niland, Arnold, MD (US);
George McGarrity, Centreville, MD (US);
Carl Buyer, Denton, MD (US);
Kenneth Miller, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Peter Boyd, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Vapotherm, Inc., Stevensville, MD (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for providing breathing gas to a patient that includes a base unit to provide a first flow of gas and a second flow of gas and a humidification canister to be coupled to the base unit is described. The humidification canister includes a first gas flow path to receive and humidify the first flow of gas. A delivery tube assembly includes a first lumen configured for fluid communication with the first gas flow path to receive the humidified first flow of gas and a second lumen to receive the second flow of gas. A method of heating and humidifying the first flow of gas and insulating the first flow of gas with the second flow of gas is also described.