Aqua+ Hygroscopic Condenser Humidifiers

Aqua+ heat and moisture exchangers from Teleflex address a fundamental problem in mechanical ventilation and anesthesia: when a patient's upper airway is bypassed by an artificial airway, the natural warming and humidification of inspired gas is lost. These hygroscopic condenser humidifiers (HCH) capture exhaled heat and moisture and return it on the next breath, helping maintain airway integrity, protect ciliary function, and prevent the drying of secretions that leads to mucus plugging.

This collection carries the range respiratory clinicians actually specify by tidal volume and patient population. The Aqua+ HCH Humidifier (1570) and the filtered 1574 serve adult patients across a 75 to 1000 mL tidal volume range, with the 1574 adding a hygroscopic filter and suction port for closed-circuit access. For smaller patients, the neonatal 1573 covers 75 to 1000 mL while the low-volume 1572 is matched to 10 to 50 mL at 15 LPM — the distinction that matters when dead space and resistance carry real weight on tiny lungs. The disposable 1571 is a compact 11 g unit with just 24 mL dead space for the 150 to 1000 mL range. Replacement 1HS filters (1589) keep the HCH units performing.