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Medical gas humidification system

  • US 20040254524A1
  • Filed: 06/12/2003
  • Published: 12/16/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for conditioning a medical gas to bring the medical gas to a state when delivered to a body cavity prevents or inhibits further trauma comprising:

  • a source of medical gas;

    an elongated coaxial tube, said elongated coaxial tube having an internal medical gas conduit and an exterior semi circular fluid conduit, said medical gas conduit having a sidewall comprised of a diffusion membrane, said medical gas conduit having an outlet for discharging a heated and humidified medical gas therefrom;

    a fluid inlet in said semi-circular fluid conduit;

    a fluid outlet in said semi-circular fluid conduit to permit circulation of the fluid through said semi-annular fluid conduit;

    a medical gas temperature sensor, said medical gas temperature located in said internal medical conduit to monitor the temperature of the medical gas discharging from the medical gas outlet;

    a fluid heater;

    a pump for circulation of a fluid through the semi-annular fluid conduit so that when the medical gas is delivered through said internal medical gas conduit the fluid circulating through said semi-annular fluid simultaneously raise both the temperature of the medical gas and the humidity of the medical gas to a body deliverable state.

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