BREATHING TUBE

Organization Name

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited

Inventor(s)

Peter Kenneth Graham of Auckland NZ

Jonathan David Harwood of Auckland NZ

Laurence Gulliver of Auckland NZ

BREATHING TUBE

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18939076 titled 'BREATHING TUBE

Original Abstract Submitted

Condensation or “rain-out” is a problem in breathing circuits and especially neonatal breathing circuits. The subject patent provides an improved breathing tube component for managing rain-out particularly in neonatal applications. In particular the breathing tube has a smooth inner bore, and an outer insulating layer containing stagnant gas and a heater wire.