CPC A61M 16/16 (2013.01) [A61M 16/0066 (2013.01); A61M 16/0666 (2013.01); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 16/109 (2014.02); A61M 2206/14 (2013.01); A61M 2206/16 (2013.01)] | 30 Claims |
1. A humidifier configured to humidify a flow of pressurized respiratory gas, the humidifier comprising:
a humidifier tub including an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening that is coplanar to the air inlet opening; and
a base plate provided to a bottom of the humidifier tub, the base plate and humidifier tub defining a water chamber adapted to receive a volume of water,
wherein the humidifier tub includes a guidance structure adapted to direct the pressurized respiratory gas entering the humidifier tub via the air inlet downwardly within the humidifier tub before exiting through the air outlet opening,
wherein the guidance structure comprises a barrier between in the air inlet opening and the air outlet opening to prevent the pressurized respiratory gas entering through the air inlet opening from short-circuiting directly to the air outlet opening, and
wherein the barrier comprises a wall that extends downwardly from an upper surface of the humidifier tub.
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