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US 2016/0101258 A1Published application
Capillary heater wire
AssigneeCareFusion 207, Inc.
InventorsAndre M. RUSTAD, Neil Alex KORNEFF
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Abstract
A heater wire including at least one extending component disposed thereon. The heater wire is positioned within a respiratory gas conduit.
Claims21
1-23. (canceled)
A respiratory gas conduit comprising:
- a heater wire comprising:
- a wire component,
- a groove that extends long a length of the heating wire;
- and
- a plurality of threads extending from an outer surface of the heating wire that faces away from the wire component, the plurality of threads braided around the outer geometry of the heater wire.
2 more elements
A respiratory gas conduit comprising:
- a heater wire comprising:
- a wire component,
- a groove that extends long a length of the heating wire;
- and
- a plurality of woven threads extending from an outer surface of the heating wire that faces away from the wire component.
2 more elements
A method, comprising:
- wicking liquid from a region of condensation within a respiratory gas conduit, said wicking liquid performed by at least one groove and at least one extending fiber disposed on a heater wire, wherein said heater wire is positioned within a respiratory gas conduit, wherein said at least one extending fiber comprises a woven or braided portion and a plurality of channels positioned within said woven or braided portion, said plurality of channels being configured for facilitating a movement of a liquid in a direction generally aligned with said heater wire;
- and
- transporting, by said at least one groove and said plurality of channels, the wicked liquid from said region of condensation within said respiratory gas conduit to a re-evaporation region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.