Fluid drying mechanism
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1. A moisture reduction system comprising:
- a respiratory output device;
a dryer tube configured to be coupled to the respiratory output device and comprising a material configured to absorb moisture, wherein the material is essentially impermeable to gases;
a first connector disposed on a first end of the dryer tube and configured to removably attach the dryer tube to the respiratory output device, wherein the first connector comprises a first proximal end, a first distal end, and a first central bore extending between the first proximal end and the first distal end;
a gripper removably coupled to the first connector and comprising a tapered body having a thermally insulating foamy material, a second proximal end, a second distal end, and a second central bore extending between the second proximal end and the second distal end, wherein, when the gripper is coupled to the first connector, the second proximal end of the gripper abuts a first outer surface of the respiratory output device, a first portion of an inner wall of the tapered body is in contact with an outer wall of the first connector along a portion of a length of the first connector, and a second portion of the inner wall of the tapered body is radially spaced apart from the outer wall of the first connector by a gap, and wherein the inner wall of the tapered body defines the second central bore;
a second connector at least partially covering a second outer surface of an outlet of the dryer tube, wherein the second connector comprises a coupler configured to connect the moisture reduction system to a capnograph.
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Abstract
There is provided an exhaled breath moisture reduction system including a dryer mechanism and a connector adapted to connect the dryer mechanism proximate to a respiratory output device. There is also provided an exhaled breath sampling assembly including an airway adaptor and a moisture reduction sleeve comprising a material adapted to reduce moisture and a connector adapted to connect said sleeve substantially adjacent to a breath sampling inlet within the adaptor. Also provided, a method of sampling breath which includes attaching an exhaled breath moisture reduction sleeve substantially adjacent to a breath sampling inlet.
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1. A moisture reduction system comprising:
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a respiratory output device; a dryer tube configured to be coupled to the respiratory output device and comprising a material configured to absorb moisture, wherein the material is essentially impermeable to gases; a first connector disposed on a first end of the dryer tube and configured to removably attach the dryer tube to the respiratory output device, wherein the first connector comprises a first proximal end, a first distal end, and a first central bore extending between the first proximal end and the first distal end; a gripper removably coupled to the first connector and comprising a tapered body having a thermally insulating foamy material, a second proximal end, a second distal end, and a second central bore extending between the second proximal end and the second distal end, wherein, when the gripper is coupled to the first connector, the second proximal end of the gripper abuts a first outer surface of the respiratory output device, a first portion of an inner wall of the tapered body is in contact with an outer wall of the first connector along a portion of a length of the first connector, and a second portion of the inner wall of the tapered body is radially spaced apart from the outer wall of the first connector by a gap, and wherein the inner wall of the tapered body defines the second central bore; a second connector at least partially covering a second outer surface of an outlet of the dryer tube, wherein the second connector comprises a coupler configured to connect the moisture reduction system to a capnograph. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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