US 7,096,864 B1 · Device for supplying respiratory gas

Abstract

An apparatus for supplying a respiratory gas includes a blowing device for delivering the respiratory gas, a housing device having a bottom region, a top surface region and a side region extending upwardly between the top surface region and the cover region, as well as a connecting device for connecting a humidifying apparatus. The connecting device is arranged in the side region of the apparatus in such a way that the humidifying apparatus can be laterally coupled thereto. The humidifying apparatus may include a partial amount discharge device for passing a partial amount of the liquid pre-stored in a liquid storage space into a humidifying region. A respiration tube includes a connecting plug structure which has both a respiratory gas connecting portion and a pressure measuring tube connecting portion.

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Dependent claims

Apparatus for supplying a respiratory gas under an increased pressure comprising:

a blowing device to deliver the respiratory gas;
a housing device having a bottom region, a top surface region and a side region extending upwardly between the top surface region and the bottom region;
a connecting device arranged in the side region, the connecting device defining an external interface having a respiratory gas port and a pressure-measuring port adjacent to the respiratory gas port;
and
a continuous gas flow path extending at least from the blowing device to the external interface,
wherein the connecting device further includes at least one electrical connecting member configured to afford an electrical connection to a humidifying apparatus.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Device for supplying respiratory gas

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Device for supplying respiratory gas

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Abstract

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