Patent ID: 8678355
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for humidifying breathing air for artificial respiration of mammals, comprising: at least one essentially closed container for receiving water, the container having an interior; a first opening for letting non-humidified air into the interior and a second opening for letting out humidified air from the interior, and a water inlet for supplying the water to the container, wherein the water inlet is provided in an upper part of the container, which is adjoined by a tube essentially crossing through the container interior, and a valve disposed on a free end of the tube, said valve being configured to limit the level of the water supplied via the tube in such a way that the container bottom in the container interior is maintained essentially covered with water, wherein the valve has an essentially cylindrical portion that is received in the free end of the tube, and a sealing face on a bottom portion of the cylindrical portion forming a platelike portion, wherein said platelike portion is configured to close the opening of the free end of the tube, and wherein the cylindrical portion has a plurality of axially extending grooves.