Global Patent Index - EP 2470247 A1

EP 2470247 A1 20120704 - DEVICE FOR HUMIDIFYING RESPIRATORY GAS

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR HUMIDIFYING RESPIRATORY GAS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUR ATEMGASBEFEUCHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'HUMIDIFICATION DE GAZ RESPIRATOIRE

Publication

EP 2470247 A1 20120704 (DE)

Application

EP 10760236 A 20100817

Priority

  • DE 102009038635 A 20090826
  • DE 2010000970 W 20100817

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011023165A1] The invention relates to a device for humidifying respiratory gas, at least comprising a control and regulation apparatus (1), a humidifier chamber (2) for humidifying the respiratory gas with molecular water vapor, a heating element (3) associated with the humidifier chamber for heating the humidifier chamber (2), a respiratory gas inlet (5) arranged upstream of the humidifier chamber (2), and a respiratory gas outlet (6) arranged downstream of the humidifier chamber (2). According to the invention, a heatable subsequent heating segment (7) is arranged between the outlet of the humidifier chamber (2) and the respiratory gas outlet (6), wherein at least one temperature/humidity sensor (8.1, 8.2) is placed in or after the subsequent heating segment (7), wherein said temperature/humidity sensor is supplemented to form a humidity control loop in connection with the control and regulation apparatus (1), the humidifier chamber (2), and the heating element (3).

IPC 8 full level

A61M 16/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61M 16/1065 (2014.02); A61M 16/107 (2014.02); A61M 16/1085 (2014.02); A61M 16/109 (2014.02); A61M 16/1095 (2014.02); A61M 16/16 (2013.01); A61M 16/161 (2014.02); A61M 16/1055 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0039 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3653 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2011023165A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102009038635 A1 20110303; DE 102009038635 A8 20110601; DE 102009038635 B4 20150219; EP 2470247 A1 20120704; WO 2011023165 A1 20110303

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102009038635 A 20090826; DE 2010000970 W 20100817; EP 10760236 A 20100817