Insufflation apparatus and methods and a gas generating cartridge therefor
AssigneeFisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
InventorShahar Dor Zidon
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Abstract
The invention provides an insufflation apparatus having a housing and a gas generator arranged to be, at least partially, mounted to the housing. The housing includes a gas outlet for delivering gas to a patient and a gas storage chamber arranged to store gas and deliver it to the gas outlet. The gas generator includes a cartridge mount on the housing adapted to receive a gas generating cartridge, the gas generating cartridge containing gas generating material that generates gas that is delivered to the gas storage chamber. The invention also provides alternative insufflation apparatus, a gas cartridge and a method of generating insufflation gas.
Claims21
1-97. (canceled)
An insufflation apparatus comprising:
- a gas generator being able to generate gas for use in a surgical procedure;
- a reaction chamber being able to contain or receive a reactant;
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- an activator comprising at least one electrode whereby charge applied to the at least one electrode, in use, activates the gas generator to generate gas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.