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US 2003/0200968 A1Published application
Device for controlling a breathing gas flow
AssigneeDräger Medical AG & Co. KGaA
InventorsKarsten Hoffmann, Olaf Wohlenberg
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Abstract
A device for controlling the breathing gas flow is provided including a breathing gas block (2), a cover (4) and a valve plate (3) as well as a heating device. Condensation effects are prevented from occurring with the supply of the smallest possible amount of energy by provision of a heating foil (16) as a heating element.
Claims18
A device for controlling the breathing gas flow, the device comprising:
- a breathing gas block;
- a cover, said block and said cover cooperating to enclose a breathing gas space;
- and
- a heating device for heating the breathing gas space, the heating device including a heating foil provided as a heating element.
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A breathing gas flow control system, comprising:
- a breathing gas block with breathing gas connections;
- a cover, said block and said cover cooperating to enclose breathing gas channels;
- a valve part arranged at a location between said breathing gas block and said cover;
- and
- a heating device for heating one or more of breathing gas channels, the heating device including a heating foil provided as a heating element adjacent to one or more of the breathing gas channels.
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A method of providing a breathing gas flow control device, the method comprising:
- forming a breathing gas block with breathing gas spaces and breathing gas connections;
- connecting a valve plate to the block;
- positioning a heating foil as a heating element adjacent to one or more of the breathing gas spaces;
- and
- placing a cover over the block, the block and the cover cooperating to enclose the spaces as breathing gas conduits with the heating foil disposed adjacent to one or more of the conduits
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.