Patent ID: 7043979
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: A61M,G01F

Abstract:
1. A breathing circuit apparatus for housing for a sensor, for example a sensor for providing an output signal indicative of at least one parameter of a flow of gases through said apparatus, comprising: a housing, an internal cavity within said housing, a first aperture in said housing in fluid communication with said internal cavity, in use accepting said flow of gases, then flowing into said internal cavity, a second aperture in said housing in fluid communication with said internal cavity, in use said flow of gases flowing from said internal cavity through said second aperture and said second aperture being at least partially higher than said first aperture, a sensor mounting disposed within said housing between said first aperture and said second aperture, adapted such that in use a sensor located in said sensor mounting being at least partially within the path of said flow of gases, and at least one condensation deflector within said internal cavity adjacent to said sensor mounting, said at least one condensation deflector adapted to in use direct any condensation that forms within said internal cavity at least partially away from a sensor which is located in said sensor mounting.