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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Neil Korneff, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Christopher M Varga, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Inventors:
Neil Korneff, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Christopher M Varga, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
CareFusion 207, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/16 (2006.01); F24F 6/02 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/16 (2013.01); F24F 6/025 (2013.01); A61M 16/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for humidifying respiratory gases. The device includes: a humidification component that holds a water volume; and a heating element that converts received electrical energy to electromagnetic radiation, wherein the electromagnetic radiation is transferred to the water volume, thereby heating the water volume to achieve a heated water volume.