Patent ID: 11911564
Assignee: FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A delivery conduit for supplying gases, the delivery conduit comprising:
a first end configured to be in fluid communication with a gases supply;
a second end opposite the first end, wherein gases are conveyed through the second end from the first end;
a heater wire configured to heat the delivery conduit, the heater wire extending along the delivery conduit;
a humidity sensor positioned in the delivery conduit to be within a flow of gases conveyed through the second end from the first end, the humidity sensor proximate to the second end relative to the first end, the humidity sensor configured to measure humidity of gases flowing through the delivery conduit and provide a humidity measurement; and
a circuit board positioned at or near a middle of a lumen formed by a wall of the delivery conduit, the circuit board comprising the humidity sensor, the flow of gases conveyed in the lumen of the delivery conduit.