Heat and moisture exchanger (hmx) device for patient interface
AssigneeResMed Asia Pte. Ltd.
InventorsAmit Arunchandra JADHAV, Skye Kimberley SHARMA
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Abstract
A heat and moisture exchanger (HMX) device may be used with a patient interface. The HMX device may include: a frame; and an HMX material supported on the frame and comprising: a sheet comprising a plurality of fibers randomly entangled to form a plurality of tortuous paths to allow air to flow through the sheet, wherein a plurality of holes extend through the sheet of fibers to allow air to flow through the sheet of fibers and bypass the plurality of tortuous paths, and wherein the sheet of fibers comprises a plurality of folds.
Claims28
A heat and moisture exchanger (HMX) device for a patient interface, the HMX device comprising:
- a frame;
- and
- an HMX material supported on the frame and comprising:
- a sheet comprising a plurality of fibers randomly entangled to form a plurality of tortuous paths to allow air to flow through the sheet,
- wherein a plurality of holes extend through the sheet of fibers to allow air to flow through the sheet of fibers and bypass the plurality of tortuous paths, and
- wherein the sheet of fibers comprises a plurality of folds.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.