Patent ID: 7360398

Claim:
A conduit for communicating a gas stream to a patient in a medical respiration support circuit, the conduit comprising: a first tubular body adapted for communicating a ventilation gas stream; a receptacle configured to house a sensor, the receptacle having a first end, a second end, an internal chamber, and a longitudinal axis; and a gas permeable filtering element proximate the first end of the receptacle to filter the flow of the gas stream into the internal chamber of the receptacle; wherein the second end of the receptacle is configured to receive the sensor such that the sensor may be mounted within the internal chamber of the receptacle; wherein the receptacle extends through an opening in the tubular body and is secured to the tubular body with a friction fit; wherein the receptacle includes a flange separating the first end of the hollow body from the second end of the hollow body, and wherein the flange is configured to abut the conduit when the receptacle is fully inserted through the opening in the tubular body; wherein the filtering element is located substantially within the conduit; and wherein the longitudinal axis of the receptacle is perpendicular to the gas stream flowing through the conduit.