Design and technology consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership has developed a revolutionary respiratory humidifier using funding awarded by SBRI, a UK government program to drive innovation within the public sector.
The substantial funding awarded to Cambridge Design Partnership provided a great boost to the humidifier prototype development, the company explained in a statement.
The new humidifier serves a crucial purpose in the healthcare sector.
Ventilators used on intensive care units keep patients alive by delivering air for them to breathe. Humidifiers are attached to the ventilators to heat and humidify the air to body conditions. An unfortunate side effect of the humidifying process is that it causes condensation (or ‘rainout’) to accumulate in the breathing circuit.
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