Respiratory & Airway Management
HME Filter (Heat and Moisture Exchanger Filter), Adult
Filtration with heat and moisture exchange
The HME Filter is designed for use in anesthesia and respiratory breathing circuits, providing effective filtration, heat and moisture exchange with low airway resistance.
Key takeaways
- Combined filter and heat and moisture exchanger for anesthesia and respiratory breathing circuits.
- Listed adult data: 99.999% filtration efficiency, airway resistance below 0.3 kPa at 30 L/min, 60 ml dead space, 29 g.
- Adult type with 15 mm male, 15 mm female and 22 mm male connectors; the filter-only bacterial viral filter is listed separately.
The HOPE Medical HME filter is a heat and moisture exchanger filter (HMEF) for anesthesia and respiratory breathing circuits. It captures heat and moisture from the patient's exhaled breath and returns it on the next inhalation, while its filter layer filters the breathing gas. Low airway resistance keeps the added work of breathing small.
Key Features
- Filtration efficiency: 99.999%
- Airway resistance below 0.3 kPa at 30 L/min
- Dead space: 60 ml; weight: 29 g
- Connectors: 15 mm male, 15 mm female, 22 mm male
- Adult type, single use
Applications
Passive humidification and filtration at the patient end of anesthesia circuits and ICU ventilator circuits, including transport ventilation. Buyers who stock both circuit filters usually keep this HMEF for intubated adult patients and the bacterial viral filter where humidification is not required.
How to specify when requesting a quote
- Quantity, and whether a pediatric version is also needed
- Connector configuration and any gas sampling port
- Unit pack, carton and private-label artwork
- Destination market and required test reports
Technical and purchasing information
The HME Filter is designed for use in anesthesia and respiratory breathing circuits, providing effective filtration, heat and moisture exchange with low airway resistance. The final configuration, packaging and supporting documents are confirmed against your order and destination market.
- Type
- Adult
- Filtration Efficiency
- 99.999%
- Airway Resistance
- <0.3 kPa at 30 L/min
- Connector
- 15 mm Male / 15 mm Female / 22 mm Male
- Humidity Capacity
- 200–1500 ml
- Dead Space
- 60 ml
- Weight
- 29 g
- Application
- Anesthesia and respiratory breathing circuits
- Use
- Single use only
Application and configuration
Confirm the intended use, material, size and model before sample approval or production. Product-specific options are recorded in the quotation and specification sheet.
Packaging and cartons
Packaging, artwork and carton requirements can be reviewed for the selected product. Feasibility is confirmed for the exact order rather than assumed across the category.
Quality and documentation
Available quality and export records vary by product and market. Share the destination and required documents so they can be checked before approval.
Buyer questions, answered
Clear answers for preparing a comparable sourcing request for HME Filter.
What is the difference between an HME filter and a bacterial filter?
An HME filter does two jobs: it filters the breathing gas and it conserves the patient's own heat and moisture. A bacterial filter does only the first job. Intubated patients bypass the nose, so many anesthesia and ICU protocols use an HMEF at the patient end.
What does HME stand for on a breathing filter?
HME stands for heat and moisture exchanger. When a filter layer is added, the device is often called an HMEF, a heat and moisture exchanging filter.
Where is an HME filter used in anesthesia and ventilator circuits?
It is placed at the patient end, between the airway device or catheter mount and the circuit Y-piece, so both inhaled and exhaled gas pass through it. It is not used together with an active heated humidifier.
Is a pediatric HME filter available?
The data on this page is for the adult type. The company catalog also lists a pediatric version; ask for its specification sheet, because dead space and resistance differ by size.
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