Insulated conditioned respiratory air transport tube
US5735266A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA62B9/003
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention includes a method for preventing heat loss or gain from a conditioned air transport tube in a patient temperature control system thereby reducing internal and/or external vapor condensation commonly associated with such patient temperature control systems while also stabilizing the relative temperature and humidity within such temperature control systems. A thin flexible partially longitudinally compressed casing is provided to surround a corrugated tube of the same or greater thickness to provide an insulating dead air space therebetween. In another arrangement selected enlarged corrugations are provided in spaced relation along the corrugated tube to engage the inner surface of the casing in a preselected spaced arrangement with respect to said corrugated tube to compartmentalize insulating dead air spaces between the tube and the casing.
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