HMEs & Filters

• Flow Resistance (cmH2O @ L/min): 2.1 @ 60
• Dead space 29 mL
• Weight: 19.8g
• Tidal volume: >125mL
• Media: Electrostatic Filter
• Port: None
• Bacterial Efficiency: 99.999%
• Viral Efficiency: 99.999%
• 15mm F / 22mm M x 15mm M / 22mm F

• Helps reduce the transmission of microbes and other particulate matter in the breathing system
• Filters up to 99.99% of expiratory bacterial/viral content
• Designed to reduce drag on the breathing system while ensuring patient comfort
• Available in a variety of sizes and shapes
• Compatible with leading breathing systems

• 19mm ID x 22mm ID / 30mm OD

• 22mm ID x 15mm ID / 22mm OD

Inspiratory Filter

Bacterial/Viral Filter

22mmOD/15mmID x 22mm

• 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

• 22mm ID x 15mm ID / 22mm OD
• Bacterial effciency 99.999+%
• Viral efficiency 99.99+%
• Dead space is 42mL
• Flow resistance approximately 1.5cm H2O at 60lpm
• Individually packaged

• Bacterial/Viral filtration efficiency of 99.9999+%
• Item Code 28002 includes gas sampling port with 22 mm ID/15 mm OD x 22 mm OD/15 mm ID connectors
• Item code 28012 has 22 mm ID/15 mm OD x 22 mm OD/15 mm ID connectors
• Item Code 28022 has 22 mm ID x 22 mm OD/15 mm ID connectors, ideal for machine filtration applications
• May be used as an HME (see moisture output on chart)
• Individually packaged

• High-level filtration protection while conserving patient exhaled heat and humidity (see moisture output on chart)
• For use with adult and pediatric patients in anesthesia applications
• Bacterial/Viral filtration efficiency: 99.9999+%
• True hydrophobic HEPA filter, HEPA Class 13
• Smooth, lightweight, transparent, low-dead-space housing design for maximum patient and staff comfort
• Individually packaged

• Small, lightweight and translucent, our hydrophobic filters resist moisture and offer easy visualization of water buildup with 22mm 7/8 inch O.D. adapters and 6 inch flextube
• Bacterial filtration efficiency (BFE) 99.9 percent
• Viral filtration efficiency (VFE) 99.7 percent

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

Rescuer HEPA Filter with 3M™ filtrate

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

Heat moisture exchanger filters (HMEF) include:

• Electrostatic Filter
• Flex Tube with Port

HEPA Filter features:

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

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.

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

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

KE355U5430

Machine filter

• Low resistance
• High efficiency
• No port
• Hydrophobic paper

• Hydrophobic
• Bi-directional air flow
• Disposable
• Single patient use
• Mini
• Bacterial and Viral
• Non-conductive
• Dimensions: 15mm ID/22mm ODx2

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.

Expiratory Filter

For use with Advantage Cartridges.

• Certifications/Compliance: NIOSH
• Applications: Effective against particulate aerosols free of oil
• Color: White
• Cartridge Type: Respirator Cartridge
• Filter Type: N95
• For Use With: Advantage™ series respirator
• Type: Prefilter
• Connection Type: Bayonet
• Filter Efficiency: 95%

Proximal Inline Filter, Disposable

• Connectors: 22/15 mm male/female and 22 mm female ISO connectors
• Flow resistance at 0.5 L/sec: 1.2 cmH2O
• Flow resistance at 1.0 L/sec: 2.8 cmH2O
• Compressible volume: 59mL
• Bacterial filtration efficiency:  99.999+%
• Viral filtration efficiency: 99.999+%
• NaCl filtration efficiency: 99.8%

The 3M™ Breathe Easy™ HEPA cartridge helps provide high efficiency respiratory protection in environments containing particulates. For use with 3M Breathe Easy powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) systems.

• For Use With: 3M™ Breath Easy™ Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) Systems
• Cartridge Approved For: HEPA
• Respiratory Cartridge Type: PAPR Cartridge
• Color Code: Magenta