Patent ID: 9532404
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A61F,A61M,H05B

Claim Text:
1. An electrical heating device for medical equipment, the heating device comprising: an insulating body forming a channel therethrough for fluid travel; an insulating material surrounding the insulating body; a heater surrounding the insulating material and the insulating body; and a protection housing that is preformed and that defines a cavity to receive the heater in the cavity, wherein the protection housing includes opposing first and second ends that define a longitudinal direction of the protection housing, an inner portion extending from the first end to the second end along the longitudinal direction, a side portion disposed at each of the first and second ends and at each side of the heater, and wherein the inner portion and the side portion define the cavity to receive the heater and the insulating material therein such that the inner portion is surrounded by the heater and the insulating material and is sandwiched between the insulating body and the insulating material to separate the heater and the insulating material from the insulating body and such that neither the heater nor the insulating material make direct contact with the insulating body.