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AssigneeAUT Ventures Limited
InventorsSandra Grau-Bartual, Ahmed Al-Jumaily, Michael Fielding, Helen Jean Cunningham
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A removable respiratory humidifying device module is described, the module configured to be positioned in the respiratory humidifying device such that at least some airflow occurring in an inspiration and expiration respiratory cycle of the respiratory humidifying device passes through the module, the module comprising a moisture exchanger, the moisture exchanger being temperature-responsive and having a critical solution temperature, wherein during expiration the moisture exchanger extracts moisture from the airflow and during inspiration the moisture exchanger returns moisture to the airflow. Also described is a respiratory humidifying device using the removeable respiratory humidifying device module.
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A respiratory humidifying device, the respiratory humidifying device having an inspiration and expiration respiratory cycle, the respiratory humidifying device comprising:
A removeable respiratory humidifying device module, the module configured to be positioned in the respiratory humidifying device such that at least some airflow occurring in an inspiration and expiration respiratory cycle of the respiratory humidifying device passes through the module, the module comprising a moisture exchanger, the moisture exchanger being temperature-responsive and having a critical solution temperature, wherein during expiration the moisture exchanger extracts moisture from the airflow and during inspiration the moisture exchanger returns moisture to the airflow, wherein the removeable module comprises a connector which impermanently engages with a module connector.
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