HUMIDIFICATION CHAMBER AND APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING OR CONFIGURED TO INCLUDE SAID CHAMBER

• Main Authors: MCDERMOTT, Gareth Thomas, IP, Bernard Tsz Lun, BARNES, Thomas Heinrich, VERDOOLD, Vincent, BOYES, Richard John, BAUMANN, Monika, FISCHER, Christian Francis, GELL, Zane Paul, WARNER, Zach Jonathan, GLAVES, Rachael, SPENCE, Callum James Thomas, MATTHEWS, Hannah Maree, DEVA, Karan
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 14.08.2024
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE

In one embodiment, there is provided an inlet for a humidification chamber for use in a medical humidification system, the inlet comprising an inlet end configured to receive gases flow from a gases source, an outlet end configured to introduce the gases flow to the inside of the humidification chamber, and at least one wall defining, at least in part, a passageway between the inlet end and the outlet end for conveying gases therebetween. The outlet end of the inlet is configured to terminate in the humidification chamber or at a wall of the humidification chamber, and the passageway is configured to guide the gases flow such that the center of the gases flow at the inlet end and at the outlet end are substantially aligned along a common axis or the outlet end defines a profile of the passageway thereat that has a width and a height, a ratio of the width to height being between about 1:20 and 1:5.