Components for medical circuits

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9872967
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15265735

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Condensation or “rain-out” is a problem in medical circuits and previous attempts to manage and/or prevent rain-out have resulted in relatively expensive and/or difficult to manufacture medical circuit components. The subject patent provides an improved medical circuit component for managing rain-out. In particular the component may be an improved breathing tube, or insufflation system limb comprising a helically corrugated tube preferably incorporating a heater wire.

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FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITEDEAST TAMAKI AUCKLAND 2013

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Garcia, Enrico Alvarez Auckland, NZ 11 104
Graham, Peter Kenneth Auckland, NZ 25 282
Sims, David John Auckland, NZ 24 194

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