Title:
HUMIDIFIER FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2023126238
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide medical devices for use in diagnosis, amelioration, treatment or prevention of respiratory disorders.SOLUTION: A humidifier for humidification of air to be delivered to a patient's airways may include a humidification chamber, a reservoir and a water delivery mechanism. The humidification chamber may include a water retention feature such as a wick, a heating element for heating the humidification chamber, and a baffle placed in an air flow configured to promote humidification. The humidifier may be further configured to execute one or more algorithms, for example to determine a condition of the humidifier or to mitigate any detected faults. In some forms, the humidifier may also comprise algorithms for controlling one or more components of the humidifier.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8
Inventors:
WU NAN HAI
MATTHEW ROLF HARRINGTON
DMITRI ANATOLIEVICH DOUDKINE
ROGER MERVYN LLOYD FOOTE
RONALD JAMES HUBY
TANG ZHUO RAN
YANG QUANGANG
BATH ANDREW RODERICK
MATTHEW ROLF HARRINGTON
DMITRI ANATOLIEVICH DOUDKINE
ROGER MERVYN LLOYD FOOTE
RONALD JAMES HUBY
TANG ZHUO RAN
YANG QUANGANG
BATH ANDREW RODERICK
Application Number:
JP2023101059A
Publication Date:
September 07, 2023
Filing Date:
June 20, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RESMED PTY LTD
International Classes:
A61M16/16; A61M16/00; A61M16/06
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yasuhiko Murayama
Shinya Mihiro
Tatsuhiko Abe
Shinya Mihiro
Tatsuhiko Abe
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