CONNECTIONS FOR HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM

• Main Authors: MCDERMOTT, Gareth Thomas, SEEKUP, Peter Alan, KWAN, Ian Lee Wai, LAMBERT, Jonathan Andrew George, STOKS, Elmo Benson, ANDRESEN, Michael John, GURM, Sandeep Singh, NORTON, Myfanwy Jane Antica, EVANS, Stephen David, CHEUNG, Dexter Chi Lun, ELSWORTH, Adrian John, LANG, Richard Edward, TONKIN, Paul James, MCCAULEY, David Leon, MCKENNA, Nicholas James Michael, PARIS, Tessa Hazel, OSBORNE, Hamish, STANTON, James William, HOLYOAKE, Bruce Gordon, GRIFFITHS, Joseph Nathaniel, LIU, Po-Yen David, SI, Ping, SIMS, Chirstopher Gareth, MILLAR, Gavin Walsh
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 03.04.2024
• Subjects: MEASURING; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; MEASURING TEMPERATURE; PHYSICS; TESTING; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

A humidification system can include a heater base, a humidification chamber, and a breathing circuit. A cartridge can be removably coupled to the heater base. The cartridge can include various sensors, probes, sensor wire connectors, heater wire connectors, and/or other features. The cartridge can include features configured to mate with corresponding features on the humidification chamber and the heater base. The cartridge includes a memory, such as an EEPROM, or other suitable storage device. When the cartridge is installed on the heater base, the memory is electrically connected to a processor and/or memory of the heater base. Various models of cartridges can be produced for use with different humidification chambers, breathing circuits, and/or therapies. A connector can be configured to couple an inspiratory conduit to an outlet port of the humidification chamber. The connector can provide a pneumatic connection to the outlet port and an electrical connection to the cartridge.