Ventilator humidifier
US4303601A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 1980 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S261/65
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A humidifier for gases, for example for medical administration, may be adapted for insertion into a well of a heater for warming liquid in the humidifier. A seamless metal can defines a cylindrical wall and a closed bottom end, containing wick means for absorbing water and presenting it in dispersed form to gases flowing through the can. Transparent probe means extend into the can and serve as a liquid level control for preferably automatically controlling the liquid level in the can to be maintained in the lower one third of the can.
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