Patent ID: 11931518
Assignee: DIMAR S.R.L.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An active humidifier comprising:
a disposable cartridge provided with a humidification chamber adapted to contain a volume of water and a residual volume of gas to be heated for air humidification of inspiratory gases traversing the disposable cartridge, with an inlet mouth for air to be introduced in the humidification chamber by a ventilation device and with an outlet mouth for conditioned air exiting the humidification chamber to a patient, the humidification chamber being a sealed casing entirely made of plastic material,
wherein the disposable cartridge comprises a disposable heating element comprising an electrical resistor, the disposable cartridge also comprising an electrical connector for electrical connection of the disposable heating element,
wherein the disposable heating element is positioned on a plurality of support pegs, which keeps the disposable heating element distanced from a bottom inside of the humidification chamber, immersed in the water and lapped on all sides by the water.