Sterilization and humidification apparatus and incubator
AssigneeMondiale Technologies Limited
InventorRaymond John Avery
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Abstract
A sterilization and humidification apparatus includes a heating chamber, a filter and a humidification chamber. The heating chamber heats a gas so as to sterilize the gas. The humidification chamber is adapted so that a liquid, which has been filtered by the filter, evaporates into the sterilized gas, thereby causing the sterilized gas to cool, and outputting a humidified gas at a desired temperature. The apparatus may include a bypass chamber to provide a path for the gas to bypass the humidification chamber. The apparatus may be adapted particularly for use in an incubator.
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A sterilization and humidification apparatus including:
- i. a heating chamber for heating a gas to a first temperature so as to sterilize the gas;
- ii. a first filter for filtering a liquid;
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- iii. a humidification chamber adapted to enable the filtered liquid to evaporate into the sterilized gas, thereby causing the sterilized gas to cool, and outputting a humidified gas at a desired temperature.
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An incubator including:
- i. an occupancy chamber;
- ii. a first inlet for receiving an input gas;
- iii. a second inlet for receiving an input liquid;
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- iv. a porous ceramic filter for filtering the input liquid;
- wherein the incubator is configured to evaporate the input liquid into the input gas after the input liquid has passed through the porous ceramic filter, thereby producing a humidified gas, which is made to flow into the occupancy chamber.
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