The present invention relates to a method for controlling a thermoregulated ventilation circuit (100) equipped with a control unit (40) and comprising an active humidifier (10). The active humidifier (10) further comprises, in turn, a cartridge (20) equipped with a humidification chamber (21) adapted to contain water to be heated for the humidification of the air through a heating element (30), and the thermoregulated circuit (100) further comprising at least one intake tube (120) for conveying the air exiting said cartridge and provided with heating means (123) for heating the air exiting said cartridge (20). The method according to the present invention is characterised in that said control unit (40) receives in input the patient's temperature data (Tp) detected by a patient's temperature probe (132) and regulates the operation of said heating element (30) of said cartridge (20) and the operation of said heating means (123) of the air exiting said cartridge (20) as a function of said patient's temperature (Tp).

The invention relates to providing novel functions to the coaxial breathing circuits which at present do not comprise water traps, by adding a closed system water trap designed to have an inkwell shape and a lung pressure measurement port to said circuits wherein the fluid collected in the bottle section can be discharged without having to open the bottle by means of a drainage luer port located at the base of the bottle and a needleless apparatus that has been inserted into the port, and an injector.

An attachment for a tracheal cannula, the attachment surrounding a cavity, the attachment being open both in a coupling area of the attachment as well as in an orifice area of the attachment, differing in location from the coupling area, for providing an access to the cavity, the attachment having in the coupling area a latching formation, which is designed for the releasable connection to a mating latching formation of the tracheal cannula, the coupling area surrounding a section of the cavity, the section of the cavity surrounded by the coupling area being centrally penetrated by a virtual coupling axis, the coupling axis defining an axial direction along its path, defining a plurality of radial directions orthogonally to its path and defining a circumferential direction running around it, the coupling area having at least one support section, on which the latching formation and a force application area are situated in such a way that by exerting an actuating force on the force application area in the radial direction toward the coupling axis, the support section is displaceable between two positions of different radial distance of the latching formation situated on the support section from the coupling axis; the force application area and the latching formation displaceable by an exertion of force on the force application area of the same support section are situated along the coupling axis at an axial distance from each other.

Disclosed is a port connector for respiratory gases tubes. The port connector having a port extending from the port connector, the port providing for a passageway into a lumen of the port connector. The port having a connection mechanism, and a port sealing surface. The port connector may further comprise a connector elbow having an accessory end configured to connect with an accessory, a connector elbow sealing surface, and a collar located at a port end of the connector elbow. The collar may be configured to engage with the connection mechanism of the port connector to urge a connector elbow sealing surface into engagement with a port sealing surface.

A valve for a bypass conduit is comprised of a rigid inner frame having an arm with a tab at one end and a hinge at an opposite end. A flexible outer seal is positioned over the inner frame, the flexible outer seal defining a peripheral edge to substantially house the tab and arm of the inner frame. The valve is pivotable from a first position to a second position on the bypass conduit.

One aspect of the invention relates to an intubation aid (10). The intubation aid (10) comprises an elongated main part (12), and the intubation aid (10) is provided with an operating device (26). The main part (12) is designed to be curved in a first region (18) of the main part (12), and the main part (12) is additionally designed to be curved in a second region (20) of the main part (12), said second region being separated from the first region (18) and being arranged adjacently to the free end (16) of the main part (12). The main part (12) additionally comprises a positioning device (24) which is designed to limit a translational displacement of a tube (46) placed on the intubation aid (10) in at least one direction. A second aspect of the invention relates to an intubation aid which can be placed on an endoscope.

A gas-driven, pressure-regulated ventilator (10, 210) provides support for spontaneous breathing and non-breathing patients. The ventilator provides short pressure cycled and constant flow ventilatory support that allows the patient to receive consistent and reliable ventilatory breaths. The ventilator is designed to allow a clinician to adjust Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP) and Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) values and the duration of inhalation and exhalation flows in a breath cycle to accommodate patient-specific ventilation needs.

A catheter mount is configured to be attached to a respiratory apparatus. The catheter mount includes a plurality of ports in fluid communication with each other. The plurality of ports include an interface port configured to connect to an interface tube, a conduit port configured to connect to a conduit tube, and at least one suction port configured to allow insertion of a suction catheter. The at least one suction port can be positioned to allow the suction catheter, when inserted, access to both the interface port and conduit port.

Unwinding a portion of a support helix that comprises a heating wire from a wall of a hose at an end of the hose; sleeving a length of heatshrink tubing at least partly onto the unwound portion of the support helix; heating the heatshrink tubing to shrink onto at least part of the unwound portion of the support helix; and at an end of the unwound portion, directly connecting the heating wire to an electrical contact of an electrical connector.

A non-ventilator ET tube cap used to oxygenate a patient during an intubation procedure. The ET tube cap generally comprises an oxygen source connector configured to connect to an oxygen source via an oxygen tube. This provides oxygen to a patient via an ET tube while being intubated. The ET tube cap further includes an ET tube receiving aperture that is specifically arranged to engage an ET tube in a removable relationship prior to the ET tube connected to a ventilator while the ET tube is deployed in a patient. Optionally, the ET tube cap can comprise at least two pressure relief valves that open when pressure inside of the ET tube cap exceeds a predetermined pressure threshold to prevent harm to the patient that is being intubated.