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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4477395 | Apparatus for admixing liquid anesthetics and respiratory gas An apparatus is disclosed for admixing anesthetic with respiratory gas to be supplied to a patient, which comprises a mixing chamber having an inlet for receiving the liquid anesthesia and the respiratory gas, and an outlet for supplying the mixture. A fe... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4461425 | Nebulizer system A portable reservoir container storing liquid, mounts on its inflow port section a heater and a vortex mixing device in series. Liquid from the bottom of the container is fed to the vortex mixing device in response to the inflow of oxygen gas thereto prod... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4430994 | Respiratory gas heating and humidifying methods and apparatus Respiratory gas is delivered to a patient enclosure past a variably heated surface over which a film of water migrates and whose wetness is visible through a transparent cover which is recessed at the water film side to define water inlet, gas flow, and e... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4427004 | Annular flow entrainment nebulizer A linear, annular flow nebulizer for use in inhalation therapy comprising a shell having walls with an ambient air intake in one of the walls; a nebulizer conduit having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal fluid passageway, the proximal end co... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4401114 | Apparatus for heating of the nasal passages Apparatus for treatment of the common cold or allergic rhinitis including apparatus for providing a heated and humidified stream of gas at a precisely controlled temperature at a location spaced from a patient's nostrils. According to a preferred embodime... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4369777 | Apparatus for treatment of the common cold and allergic rhinitis Apparatus for delivering a stream of heated humidified air to the nasal mucosa for treatment of the common cold or allergic rhinitis comprising a container adapted to contain water, apparatus for producing a supply of air under pressure, pressurizing appa... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4366105 | High volume humidifier-nebulizer A cylindrical cartridge having a housing containing a replinishable water supply is employed as a water supply source for producing an aerosol with an oxygen stream for inhalation therapy to the agency of a nebulizer adapter which couples pressurized oxyg... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4338510 | Electrode type steam vaporizer having corrosion resistant nickel ferrite electrodes and a protective cover An electrode type steam vaporizer device is disclosed which includes a plurality of ferrite electrodes positioned in a water receptacle wherein AC voltage is applied to the electrodes thereby vaporizing water in the receptacle. Each of the ferrite electro... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4314138 | Apparatus for applying a mixture of air and vapor to the face or hair An apparatus for applying a mixture of air and vapor to the face or hair includes an evaporator comprising a closed tank partially filled with water to leave a residual space thereabove and provided with an electric heater immersed in the water for genera... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4305388 | Automatic inhalation temperature control A system for automatically controlling the amount of heat delivered to a human body through ventilator therapy so as to maintain the body at a desired core temperature. The temperature of the inspired and expired gas is measured by temperature sensors to ... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4303601 | Ventilator humidifier A humidifier for gases, for example for medical administration, may be adapted for insertion into a well of a heater for warming liquid in the humidifier. A seamless metal can defines a cylindrical wall and a closed bottom end, containing wick means for a... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4291838 | Nebulizer and associated heater A nebulizer and heater system for delivering a heated aerosol spray to a patient. The nebulizer includes a nebulization chamber where an aerosol spray is formed and a subsequent heating chamber. Large liquid particles are collected in a well formed in the... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4288396 | Method and device for conditioning of breathing air for divers There is disclosed a method and a device for conditioning of heated breathing air for divers. Breathing air supplied from compressed air containers through pressure reducing valves is very cold and dry. Heating of breathing air makes the air even drier an... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4267974 | Nebulizer device A nebulizer device for producing an aerosol spray via a flow of gas at varying oxygen concentrations is disclosed. The nebulizer device comprises a body defining an initial nebulization chamber, a subsequent baffling chamber and a venturi formed therebetw... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4248217 | Inhalation heater control For use in inhalation therapy, a system for raising inhalation temperature which senses both inhalation and exhalation temperatures. In one mode of operation, the inhalation temperature is continuously raised, while the time sequence of inhalation and exh... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4245631 | Frigid air respirator A frigid air respirator comprising a cylindrical housing affixed to a face mask, openly constructed so as to permit the passage of air upon inhalation by the user into the chamber formed by the housing. A heating means is situated within the housing to in... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4225542 | Evaporative humidifier A sterilizable evaporative humidifier for respiratory usage having a disposable absorbent evaporative element is disclosed. The humidifier provides humidification, low pressure drop and a very short warm-up period. Electronic controls are provided to ensu... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4219725 | Heating apparatus for vaporizing liquefied gases A heating apparatus for the vaporization of a mixture of two liquefied gases in chemical equilibrium with a binary compound thereof includes a vertically disposed enclosed vessel having a lower liquid zone to which the mixture to be vaporized is supplied ... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4214146 | Electrically heated vaporizer device for dispensing a thermally volatilizable substance A device for dispensing a thermally volatilizable substance in which a housing is formed with a linear open-ended, open top guide channel extending across the upper portion thereof. A window is formed in the floor of the channel and a heater is disposed b... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4203027 | Electrically heated humidifying apparatus An electrically heated humidifying apparatus includes a humidifier element detachably secured to a humidifier heater with the base of the humidifier element in engagement with the electric heating plate of the humidifier heater. The humidifier element is ... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4201204 | Breathing gas humidifier A breathing gas humidifier for connection between a respirator and a patient, comprises a float chamber having water therein up to a predetermined level which is connected by a top connection to a mixing chamber above water level and is connected by a bot... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4182325 | Steam-air inhalator A steam and air mixing chamber having a downwardly open housing is mounted on top of a steam generator located in a housing containing a water reservoir. A steam nozzle directs a jet of steam against a baffle mounted in the mixing chamber entraining air a... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4155001 | Electrode-type vaporizer A vaporizer having an improved electrode-type steam generator structure. The generator comprises a tubular member defining a boiling chamber and a pair of concentric electrodes disposed in the bottom of the boiling chamber. The surface areas of the electr... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4141369 | Noncombustion system for the utilization of tobacco and other smoking materials An electrical device for the noncombustion utilization of tobacco and other smoking materials. The device consists of a canister or other appropriate container within which air is electrically heated to an appropriate temperature for volatilizing the desi... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4121583 | Method and apparatus for alleviating asthma attacks A method and apparatus for alleviating asthmatic attacks minimizes heat and water loss in the respiratory tract of the asthma sufferer. A portable embodiment of the apparatus includes an elongated tube having a fibrous material dispersed around the inner ... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4110419 | High-volume disposable and semi-disposable cartridge humidifier with self-contained cartridge sterilizing means, and related method A cartridge-type humidifier apparatus embodying a separate heater module with a cylindrical opening for replaceably receiving therein disposable cylindrical humidifier cartridge modules. Certain upgraded embodiments of the cartridge modules are sterilizab... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4060576 | Method and apparatus for vapor saturated gas delivery A method of controlling the delivery-point temperature and vapor level of a gas which is conveyed through a delivery line from a heater/humidifier to a delivery point. The method is particularly applicable to apparatus for use in the medical field and it ... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4051205 | Apparatus for saturated gas delivery Apparatus for humidifying a gas stream comprises a transparent reservoir having a top cap and connected via a float controlled valve chamber beneath to a humidifying chamber. The valve maintains a desired water level in the humidification chamber which ha... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4038980 | Air humidifiers An air humidifier for a surgical breathing machine has an evaporating chamber containing a temperature regulated low thermal mass heater. A water drip feed unit drips water onto a sheath of porous material of the heater at a predetermined rate. The water ... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4028445 | Apparatus for wetting respiratory gas An apparatus for wetting respiratory gas comprises a receiver having an interior wetting chamber and a cartridge receiving chamber which communicates at its lower end with the wetting chamber and which has an open end for receiving a heater cartridge. The... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4028526 | Electrically grounded vaporizer structure A vaporizer having an improved electrode-type steam generator structure to control the amount of steam generated and to maintain the power requirements for generating the steam constant. The generator is particularly adapted for portable room humidifiers ... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4010748 | Breathing air humidifier for respiration devices A breathing air humidifier for respirator devices comprising an inspiration conduit which is connected to the mouth of the user of the respirator and which has a section or portion with a foil surface of a material which is impervious to water but perviou... | 03/08/1977 |
| 4009713 | Nebulizer A nebulizer for uniformly tempering and humidifying oxygen and different predetermined mixtures of oxygen-enriched air comprising a vessel containing a volume of water, oxygen supply means delivering oxygen into the vessel, air supply means conducting air... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3990441 | Nebulizer heater A humidifying and tempering apparatus for use in an oxygen delivery system and comprising a vessel, a supply of water in the vessel, a nebulizer in the vessel above the water, a supply of oxygen under pressure connected with the nebulizer, an elongate wat... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3974830 | Method and apparatus for carbon dioxide therapy (CDT) of addictons Method and apparatus for a non-addictive therapy for addiction, includng heroin, methadone and alcohol; the patient briefly breathes heated gas containing 79-80% carbon dioxide delivered through a face mask not touching the patient's face, treatments for ... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3971913 | Non-splitting electric room vaporizer An improved vaporizer for directing water vapor into the air without causing foaming or accumulation of water at the exit orifice. A relatively large receptacle contains a subhousing consisting of two separated chambers. A first chamber, having electrode ... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3954920 | Gas humidification system An improved gas humidification system including a substantially closed chamber formed by a plurality of side walls, a bottom wall and a top wall having a gas inlet and outlet ports associated therewith, heat means associated with the bottom wall, and a hu... | 05/04/1976 |
