USABILITY FEATURES FOR RESPIRATORY HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM

• Main Authors: LAMBERT, Jonathan Andrew George, HAMILTON, Mark Samuel, STANTON, James William, KEMPS, David Robert, ANDRESEN, Michael John, KLENNER, Jason Allan, SALMON, Andrew Paul Maxwell, STAM, Simon Mordechai, VAUGHAN, Nicholas Edward, HENSMAN, Sally Margaret
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 17.04.2024
• 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

A humidification system for delivering humidified gases to a user can include a heater base, humidification chamber having an inlet, outlet, and associated fluid conduit, and breathing circuit including a supply conduit, inspiratory conduit, and optional expiratory conduit. The humidification system can include various features to help make set-up less difficult and time-consuming. For example, the supply conduit, inspiratory conduit, and optional expiratory conduit can be coupled into a one-piece circuit to aid set-up. Various components can be color-coded and can have corresponding structures to indicate which components should be connected to one another during set-up. Such features can also help make the set-up process more intuitive for an operator, which can reduce the need for specialized training and reduce the number of potential errors.