Apparatus for measuring properties of gases supplied to a patient
US9265902B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S261/65
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The gases temperature supplied to a patient when the patient is undergoing treatment such as oxygen therapy or positive pressure treatment for conditions such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is often measured for safety and to enable controlling of the humidity delivered to the patient. The apparatus is related to measurement of properties, particularly temperature (thermister 23), of gases flowing through a heated tube (3), supplying gases to a patient, which utilizes the heating wire (21, 28) within the tube.
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