Gas and liquid contact apparatus – With external supply or removal of heat – Heat producer
Patent
1980-03-31
1981-12-01
Clements, Gregory N.
Gas and liquid contact apparatus
With external supply or removal of heat
Heat producer
261104, 261DIG65, 12820327, 12820413, 73293, A61M 1500
Patent
active
043036015
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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Grimm Daniel J.
Unger John M.
Virag Robert A.
Baxter Travenol Laboratories Inc.
Caruso John A.
Clements Gregory N.
Ellis Garrettson
Flattery Paul C.
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