HMEs & Filters

Humid-Vent® HME hygroscopic, bacteriostatic, microwell paper media provides optimal moisture output with low flow resistance. Offered in a variety of configurations to meet all patient size, tidal volume, and humidification needs.

• Humid-Vent® Mini is designed specifically for neonatal patients
• Humid-Vent® 1 is the original, disposable, in-line HME
• Humid-Vent® 2 is designed in both angled and straight versions for use in intensive care and anesthesia applications
• Humid-Vent® combined filter/HME product line features outstanding moisture output, low resistance to flow and minimal deadspace

AirLife® Disposable respiratory filter is designed to trap bacteria and viral particles by electrostatic attraction. Our hydrophobic filter resists moisture and offers easy visualization of water buildup.CD001851

Bacterial and viral (B/V) filters from Ventlab help reduce the transmission of microbes and other particulate matter in the breathing system. Providing highly efficient filtration, the B/V filters are lightweight and shaped to reduce drag on the breathing system while ensuring patient comfort.

Portex® HMEs provide efficient heat and moisture recovery. All HMEs exhibit low resistance to flow and high moisture output which helps to minimize the loss of heat and moisture in ventilated or spontaneously breathing patients. All HMEs and filters have ISO standard tapered ends to assure a consistent leak-free seal.

• Moisture Output: 27 mg H2O/L at 34°C for 500 ml tidal volume
• Resistance to Flow: 2.9 cm H2O at 60 L/min
• Media: Corrugated paper
• Weight: 10 grams
• Dead Space: 11.3 ml
• Connections: 15 mm ID x 22 mm OD on patient end; 15 mm OD on circuit end.

Iso-Gard HEPA Light is an advanced, highly hydrophobic bacterial/viral filter, HEPA class 13.

ISO-Gard® HEPA Small uses the same, proven bidirectional bacterial/viral filtration media used in the larger HEPA Light models, at half the size.

Hygroscopic condenser humidifiers (also called heat and moisture exchangers - HME/HMEF) effectively provide heat and moisture delivery/recovery for ventilated and spontaneously breathing patients. HCHs are compatible with leading breathing systems.

• Size: 250 to 1500mL
• Filter
• Round
• Available with sampling Port

Bacterial and Viral Depth Filter features:

• Without Port 
• Tidal Volume Range Greater Than 125 mL

HEPA Filter features:

• High Efficiency
• With Port
• Hydrophobic Paper
• Tidal Volume Range Greater Than 500 mL

• 22 mm I.D. x 15 mm I.D./22 mm O.D.
• Bacterial filtration efficiency: 99.999+%
• Viral filtration efficiency: 99.99+%
• Dead Space: 42 mL
• Flow resistance: approx 1.5 cmH2O at 60 LPM

HU1605

Designed for use with ventilators, anesthesia machines, and open flow systems where filtration of inspired or expired gases is required. Place at machine end on the inspiratory and/or expiratory side of patient circuit.

• Made of Electrostatically-charged polypropylene
• Weight: 32 grams
• Dead Space: 44 ml
• Method of Filtration: Electrostatic attraction, torturous path, depth
• 15mm ID x 22mm OD Patient End, 22mm ID Circuit End

A heat and moisture exchanger (HME) captures heat and water vapor from a patient’s exhaled air. It then adds that heat and moisture to the patient’s inspired air, providing humidification. A recently published study showed that of 48 filters and HMEs tested, 3 DAR™ filter HMEs ranked in the top 10 for humidity output.

• Combined Filter/HME sized for pediatric use reduces set-up time, minimizes dead space and weight while maximizing efficiency
• Electrostatic hydrophobic membrane protects against cross-contamination
• Hygroscopic membrane traps patient's moisture providing effective airway humidification
• Low resistance to airflow minimizes work of breathing
• Effective moisture control reduces the risk of colonization in breathing tubes and minimizes sampling line blockage
• End tidal CO2 sampling port offers convenient access to airway gases
• ISO standard 15mm and 22mm fitting connects with breathing system
• Treated with physiologically safe calcium chloride
• Supplied clean and individually packaged

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Heat moisture exchanger filters (HMEF) include:

• Electrostatic Filter
• Flex Tube with Port

Neonatal Hygroscopic Condenser Humidifier (HCH).

The HMEs ensure effective moisture and heat retention, minimizing the moisture loss of the patient.

Features include:

• Low resistance to flow
• Light weight
• Approximate Tidal Volume: 1500 ml
• Connector - Patient Side: 22m/15f
• Connector - Machine Side: 15m

• Hydrophobic filter
• 1/8 NPT and ferrule connection, threaded at one end
• For Easy Go Vac aspirator

• Bacterial filtration efficiency is 99.8%.
• Mean particle size is 3.1 microns
• 22mm Male x 22mm Female

Clear-Therm™ Mini HMEF with luer port for filtration efficiency.

• Filtration efficiency: >99.99%
• Moisture loss: 6.8 mg H2O/L
• Calculated moisture return: 31.7 mg H2O/L
• Resistance at 15L/min: 0.8cm H2O
• Resistance at 30L/min: 1.5cm H2O
• Compressible volume: 26 ml
• Weight: 22 g
• Connectors: 22ID/15OD - 22OD/15ID
• Minimum tidal volume: >90 ml

No additional details are available at this time.

• Single use device, complete with oxygen port positioned to allow heating and humidification of all inspired gases
• Collection chamber ensures functionality is not compromised in the presence of sputum
• Easy replacement without additional assembly
• Easy and non-traumatic replacement
• High humidification efficiency
• No further components required
• Central port allows suctioning and sampling to be performed without removing the HME
• ISO standard 15mm fitting
• Supplied clean and individually packaged
• Adult-pediatric Mechanical HME warms and humidifies air for spontaneously breathing tracheostomy patients. Built-in oxygen port.

 

The Ulti-Mist™ HME product line has the right product for any patient ranging from pediatrics to adults and from intubated patients to patients with tracheotomies. These products offer superior humidification for both anesthesia and critical care applications.

The Inter-Therm™ range of sterile heat and moisture exchange filters is designed for use in breathing systems in the operating room and the intensive care unit.

The Inter-Therm™ includes a wound paper HME media, providing a further choice for our customers.

• Sterile
• Filtration efficiency: >99.998%
• Moisture loss: 6 mg H2O/L
• Calculated moisture return: 32.3 mg H2O/L
• Resistance at 30L/min: 1.6 cm H2O
• Resistance at 60L/min: 2.7 cm H2O
• Compressible volume: 57 ml
• Weight: 31 g
• Connectors: 22ID/15OD - 22OD/15ID
• Minimum tidal volume: >180ml