摘要 |
A micro-humidifier (200) for operably-connecting to a breathing circuit (250) contains a liquid feed (260), a liquid chamber (216) operably-connected to the liquid feed (260), and a vapour generator (202) operably-connected to the liquid chamber (216). The liquid chamber (216) has a volume of from about 0.01 mL to about 30 mL. The micro-humidifier (200) is operably-connected to and/or is designed to be operably-connected to a breathing circuit (250) upstream of the patient. When the micro-humidifier (200) is operably-connected to a breathing circuit (250), the vapour from the vapour generator (202) enters into the breathing circuit (250). A respiratory humidification system contains the breathing circuit (250) and the micro-humidifier (200) as described herein. The micro-humidifier (200) is operably-connected to the breathing circuit (250) upstream of the patient, and the vapour from the vapour generator (202) enters into the breathing circuit (250). |