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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2013
Breathe Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Anthony D. Wondka, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Joseph Cipollone, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
George A. Kassanis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Todd W. Allum, Livermore, CA (US);
Enrico Brambilla, Australia, AU;
Breathe Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for humidifying ventilation gas. Systems and methods may include a nasal interface apparatus for receiving ventilation gas from gas delivery tubing and for humidifying ventilation gas. The nasal interface apparatus may have one or more channels within the nasal interface to deliver gas from a gas delivery circuit to a patient's nose; one or more structures in fluid communication with the one or more channels to direct ventilation gas to the patient's nose; and a hygroscopic material within the nasal interface in the flow path of the ventilation gas.