Patent ID: 11918748
Assignee: FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 26:
27. A breathing assistance apparatus comprising:
a main housing comprising a gases inlet configured to receive one or more gases to form a gases stream, a blower unit configured to pressurise the gases stream, a humidification unit configured to heat and humidify the gases stream, a gases outlet following the blower unit and the humidification unit for the gases stream, and a sensor assembly configured for sensing one or more gas parameters in a flow path of the gases stream through the main housing, the sensor assembly being a modular component and releasably mounted within the main housing, the sensor assembly comprising a sensor housing, and wherein the sensor housing accommodates an ultrasound gas composition sensor system;
a heated breathing tube configured to couple to the gases outlet of the main housing; and
a nasal cannula configured to couple to the heated breathing tube.