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US 7,086,422 B2Granted
Respiratory gas hose system for supplying a respiratory gas
AssigneeMAP Medizin-Technologie GmbH
InventorsPetra Kressierer Huber, Bernd Lang, Achim Biener, Dieter Heidmann
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Abstract
A respiratory gas hose system for supplying a respiratory gas is provided, particularly for use in the frame work of CPAP therapy. The respiratory gas hose system comprises a flexible hose line including a flexible sheathing body to surround the flexible hose line, which results in considerably improved therapy comfort.
Claims22
Respiratory gas tube arrangement for supplying a respiratory gas to a breathing mask with a flexible tube, comprising:
- a flexible sheathing body adapted to be removably attached to the flexible tube so as to surround the flexible tube and extend along the flexible tube in use;
- a closure device provided to at least one end of the flexible sheathing body, said closure device including a cord maintained within a seam provided in the end of the flexible sheathing body;
- a heater provided to the sheathing body;
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- an electrical contact element provided in a connector forming a portion of a gas supply path.
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Device for supplying a respiratory gas to a patient, comprising:
- a delivery means for delivering the respiratory gas, a breathing mask, a flexible tube for coupling the breathing mask to the delivery means, and
- a flexible sheathing body removably attached to the flexible tube, said flexible sheathing body surrounding the flexible tube and extending from the breathing mask to the delivery means;
- a closure device provided to at least one end of the flexible sheathing body, said closure device including a cord maintained within a seam provided in the end of the flexible sheathing body;
- a heater provided to the sheathing body;
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- an electrical contact element provided in a connector forming a portion of a gas supply path.
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Apparatus for supplying a respiratory gas to a patient, comprising:
- a gas delivery device to deliver the respiratory gas, a breathing mask, a flexible tube to couple the breathing mask to the gas delivery device, and
- a flexible sheathing body removably attached to the flexible tube, said flexible sheathing body surrounding the flexible tube and extending from the breathing mask to the gas delivery device, said flexible sheathing body including a longitudinal split that defines edges which can be selectively attached to one another, to thereby encase the flexible tube;
- a heater provided to the sheathing body;
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- an electrical contact element provided in a connector forming a portion of a gas supply path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.