Unit for adjusting humidification

Details Unit for adjusting humidification Unit for adjusting humidification

2005-04-12

2005-04-12

Patel, Mital B. (Department: 3743)

Surgery

Respiratory method or device

Means for mixing treating agent with respiratory gas

C128S203260, C128S203270, C128S204170, C261S154000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06877510

ABSTRACT:
To provide a unit for adjusting humidification capable of improving inconveniences that may otherwise be caused to occur due to damages, while sustaining the humidifying ability and other performance that are to be originally achieved by the humidification adjusting unit. Around the outer surface of the exothermic member13are wound multiple hollow fibers14each having a minute diameter and having a peripheral wall with minute openings each being large enough to allow water vapor to permeate therethrough yet small enough to fail to permeate water therethrough, and the multiple hollow fibers14and the exothermic member13are inserted tightly into an extendable mesh cover tube15in engagement therewith. In order to perform humidification, water to be supplied to the multiple hollow fibers14is warmed by the exothermic member13to generate water vapors. Even if the multiple hollow fibers14would be broken or damaged, the water to be leaked from the multiple hollow fibers can be made extremely small in volume by taking advantage of the minuteness of each of the multiple hollow fibers14, thereby failing to cause to occur any substantial problems that may otherwise cause inconveniences due to the leakage of water.

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