| 摘要 |
A sleeved filter apparatus prevents germs from becoming resident on both the interior and exterior of a breathing device (10). The sleeved filter apparat us includes a filter member (12), and a sleeve member (14). The filter member (12) is composed of a first enclosure half, and a second enclosure half (60, 62) which are sealed on their interior ends (73, 80). The external ends of t he two enclosure halves have connectors (36, 76) for connecting the sleeved filter apparatus to a breathing device and/or a patient airway component. A filter element (64) is disposed inside the filter member enclosure for preventing gases from flowing between the first connector, and the second connector of the filter member without passing through the filter element. This filter member prevents germs from passing between the patient, and the interior of the breathing device. The sleeve member (14) is made of a flexib le material, and has a first open end (100), a second open end (102), and a middle portion (104) extending between the first open end (100) and the seco nd open end (102). The first open end (100) of the sleeve member (14) is seal engaged to the filter member (12). |
