The Concept
of Passive Humidification

The management of heat and humidity in the upper airway in the OR, recovery, and in the ICU is critical to prevent respiratory and post anesthesia complications. The Humid-Vent® passive humidification system is the safe, effective alternative to complicated and cumbersome heated humidifiers and heated wire circuits.

Safety and efficiency are always a concern, and the Humid-Vent system provides broad performance advantages such as:

• Elimination of condensation in circuits through efficient humidity management.
• Nosocomial infection is controlled by reduction of contamination in pulmonary circuits.
• Potential for hypothermia is reduced by returning patient heat and humidity back to the lungs.
• Eliminates need for heated wire circuits, removing the danger of burns and electrical shock to both patient and staff.
• Promotes faster recovery, less post-operative shivering, and patient comfort.

Both patient and staff benefit from the utilization of the Humid-Vent passive humidification system by significantly reducing condensation and contamination in breathing circuits. This provides easier monitoring of patients by staff, and increases reliability of care by simplifying setup and continuous maintenance of breathing circuits. The Humid-Vent is a passive humidification system, offering a wide range of performance specifications available with a variety of options to meet the specific needs of anesthesia and respiratory care.

With tidal volumes ranging from 10ml up to 1500ml, Humid-Vent offers the most efficient and cost effective solution to meet health care needs. Extensive research and medical trials have been performed evaluating the impact of heat and humidification in pulmonary care situations. Benchmarks which are a result of these studies suggest 30mg H2O/L of delivered gas at 30† C are recommended levels for humidification and temperature for all levels of respiratory care. The comprehensive Humid-Vent product concept, with both performance flexibility and reliability meets or exceeds this benchmark, providing significant advantages to both patient and health care providers.