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

Claim 0:
1. A respiratory assistance apparatus configured to provide a heated and humidified gases stream, the respiratory assistance apparatus comprising:
a main housing comprising:
a gases inlet(s) 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 to sense one or more gas parameters within 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.