Systems and methods for delivering a respiratory gas

Abstract

A respiratory ventilation apparatus configured to deliver a respiratory gas to a patient interface is provided. The apparatus may include a gas pressurization unit configured to generate a pressurized respiratory gas, a gas inlet port configured to introduce the respiratory gas into the respiratory ventilation apparatus, a gas outlet port configured to discharge the pressurized respiratory gas to a respiration tube, a detection module configured to detect the pressure of the pressurized respiratory gas, at least one non-volatile memory configured to store a plurality of parameters and a plurality of programs, and one or more controllers. The one or more controllers may be configured to initiate the respiratory ventilation apparatus upon a boot operation, and/or initiate a program that constantly reads information from the detection module, and controls the pressure of the pressurized respiratory gas using the information read from the detection module and at least one parameter.

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         197 . A humidification assembly configured to humidify the pressurized respiratory gas from a main body of a respiratory ventilation apparatus,
 the humidification assembly including a liquid chamber configured to accommodate liquid,   the liquid chamber including:
 a tank, 
 a tank cover, and 
 the tank cover including:
 a cover shell, 
 a first gas passage, 
 a second gas passage, 
 a humidification assembly gas inlet port configured to introduce the pressurized respiratory gas, via the first gas passage, into the tank, wherein the first gas passage includes an output port, 
 a humidification assembly gas outlet port configured to introduce the humidified and pressurized respiratory gas, via the second gas passage, out of the tank, wherein the second gas passage includes an input port, 
 wherein the humidification assembly is connected to the main body of the respiratory ventilation apparatus through the first gas passage to form a flow channel, and 
 a sealing member, wherein the sealing member seals at least partially the flow channel with an opening substantially within a plane. 
 
   
     
     
         198 . The humidification assembly of  claim 197 , wherein the sealing member is mounted on the tank cover. 
     
     
         199 . The humidification assembly of  claim 197 , further including:
 a gas inlet port of the flow channel and a gas outlet port of the flow channel are spaced apart by the sealing member in the axial direction of the sealing member.   
     
     
         200 . The humidification assembly of  claim 199 , wherein the gas inlet port of the flow channel comprises an inlet aperture, and the sealing member is formed around the inlet aperture. 
     
     
         201 . The humidification assembly of  claim 200 , wherein the inlet aperture is spaced apart at least 1 mm by the sealing member in the axial direction thereof in a sealed state of the humidification assembly or attached state of the humidification assembly. 
     
     
         202 . The humidification assembly of  claim 200 , wherein the sealing member is formed by one or more elastic materials. 
     
     
         203 . The humidification assembly of  claim 202 , wherein the inlet aperture is formed by one or more materials having a higher hardness than an elastic material forming the sealing member. 
     
     
         204 . The humidification assembly of  claim 202 , wherein the sealing member comprises multiple parts consisting of the one or more elastic materials. 
     
     
         205 . The humidification assembly of  claim 197 , including at least one of:
 the sealing member is compressed along the axial direction by 10%-50% in a sealed state compared to a state that the main body of the respiratory ventilation apparatus and the humidification assembly are unlocked, or   the sealing member is compressed along the axial direction by 0.5-6 mm in a sealed state compared to a state that the main body of the respiratory ventilation apparatus and the humidification assembly are unlocked.   
     
     
         206 . The humidification assembly of  claim 197 , further including:
 the angle between a sealing plane formed by the sealing member and an attaching direction is between 15°-165° wherein the attaching direction is the direction of the humidification assembly connected to the main body of the respiratory ventilation apparatus.   
     
     
         207 . The humidification assembly of  claim 197 , further including::
 the angle between the liquid level in the liquid chamber and an unlocking direction is between 15°-165°, wherein the unlocking direction is the direction of the humidification assembly relative to the main body of the respiratory ventilation apparatus.   
     
     
         208 . The humidification assembly of  claim 197 , further including:
 a relative movement between the humidification assembly and the main body of the respiratory ventilation apparatus is buffered by the sealing member.   
     
     
         209 . The humidification assembly of  claim 197 , wherein at least a portion of the first gas passage and a portion of the second gas passage extend substantially along a same plane. 
     
     
         210 . The humidification assembly of  claim 197 , wherein at least one of the first gas passage and the second gas passage includes a plurality of extension directions along its length. 
     
     
         211 . The humidification assembly of  claim 197 , wherein
 the first gas passage includes a plurality of portions extending in a plurality of extension directions, or   the second gas passage includes a plurality of portions extending in a plurality of extension directions.   
     
     
         212 . The humidification assembly of  claim 197 , wherein
 a portion of the first gas passage and a portion of the second gas passage are set in different layers.   
     
     
         213 . The humidification assembly of  claim 197 , wherein
 a portion of the first gas passage is set below a portion of the second gas passage, or   a portion of the second gas passage is set below a portion of the first gas passage.   
     
     
         214 . The humidification assembly of  claim 197 , wherein
 at least a portion of a bottom of the first gas passage is below a lower edge of the humidification assembly gas inlet port of the liquid chamber, or   at least a portion of a bottom of the second gas passage is below a lower edge of the humidification assembly gas outlet port of the liquid chamber.   
     
     
         215 . A respiratory ventilation apparatus configured to deliver a respiratory gas to a patient interface, comprising the humidification assembly according to  claim 197  and further comprising:
 a gas pressurization unit configured to generate the pressurized respiratory gas by pressurizing the respiratory gas, the gas pressurization unit being located in a main body of the respiratory ventilation apparatus, the main body of the respiratory ventilation apparatus including a housing with a first side wall configured to discharge the pressurized respiratory gas; 
 a main gas inlet port configured to introduce the respiratory gas into the respiratory ventilation apparatus, the main gas inlet port being set on a second side wall of the housing of the main body of the respiratory ventilation apparatus; and 
 a main gas outlet port configured to discharge the humidified and pressurized respiratory gas to a respiration tube. 
 
     
     
         216 . The respiratory ventilation apparatus of  claim 215 , wherein the main gas outlet port is for setting on the main body of a respiratory ventilation apparatus.