Humidifier and respiratory assistance device
AssigneeMetran Co., Ltd.
InventorKazufuku Nitta
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Abstract
A humidifier that can easily control temperature and humidity in an independent manner, irrespective of a flow rate of medical gas to be supplied, is provided. The humidifier is connected to a respiratory assistance device configured to regulate or assist ventilation of a user. The humidifier is configured to add moisture to gas fed from a gas source in the form of fine particles or water vapor. The humidifier includes a liquid container configured to contain liquid containing at least water, a mist-droplet generation unit configured to generate mist droplets being fine particles of the liquid, and a water retaining member configured to hold at least a part of the mist droplets.
Claims3
A humidifier that is to be connected to a respiratory assistance device configured to regulate or assist ventilation of a user, the humidifier being configured to add moisture to a gas fed from a gas source in the form of fine particles or water vapor, the humidifier comprising:
- a liquid container configured to contain a liquid containing at least water;
- a mist-droplet generation unit configured to generate mist droplets being fine particles of the liquid;
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- a water retaining member configured to hold at least a part of the mist droplets;
- wherein a part of the gas passes through an inside of the water retaining member, and a remaining part of the gas does not pass through the inside of the water retaining member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.