Infant incubator humidifier
US5336156A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/3653
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An infant incubator humidifier having a heater within a heater tower which, in turn, is in heat transfer disposition with a metal sleeve mounted within a water reservoir through which air which is to be humidified is passed. The metal sleeve has a wick disposed on its outside surface and water in the reservoir is wicked along the wick, whereby air introduced into the reservoir is humidified upon contact with the wick.
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