Ventilation Hose Connector With Integrated Temperature Sensor Port
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Solution Overview
Problem
Patient ventilation systems have a high number of air-guiding components that need to be plugged together, which can complicate the setup and require additional connectors, including separate sensor connectors for temperature measurement.
Innovation Solution
An integrated assembly for patient ventilation systems that combines the respiratory air hose section with a connector having a sensor receptacle for a temperature sensor, allowing optional temperature measurement without a separate sensor connector, using contact pins and jacketed wires for communication with a central controller, and a sensor guiding component for secure insertion and protection of the temperature sensor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a separate sensor connector is used for temperature measurement, then temperature sensing capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the sensor receptacle directly into the connector housing, merging the temperature sensing function with the existing air-guiding connector. This eliminates the need for a separate sensor connector while maintaining temperature measurement capability, directly resolving the contradiction between measurement precision and device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The connector is designed to serve multiple functions: air guidance and temperature sensing. The sensor receptacle is integrally formed in the connector housing, allowing the same component to fulfill both air-guiding and temperature measurement roles, thereby reducing the total number of components without sacrificing sensing capability
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple air-guiding components are plugged together, then ventilation system functionality is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the sensor receptacle into the connector, the patent reduces the number of separate components that need to be assembled. The connector simultaneously provides air guidance and temperature sensing in a single integrated unit, simplifying the setup process while maintaining full ventilation system functionality
Data Source
AI summary
An assembly for a patient ventilation system has a respiratory air hose section for guiding ventilation air from a ventilation source to a patient. A connector, connected to the respiratory air hose section, is used to connect the respiratory air hose section to a further component of the patient ventilation system guiding ventilation air. An air guiding connector component of the connector forms an integral component with the respiratory air hose section. The connector has a sensor receptacle for inserting a temperature sensor into the air guiding connector component. The temperature sensor is used to measure a temperature of the ventilation air. A temperature sensor device to be plugged into the sensor receptacle of the assembly has a support body, the temperature sensor protruding beyond the support body, and a handle section to grasp a section of the support body facing away from the temperature sensor.