A heat moisture exchanger (HME) is a small medical device used in respiratory care designed to retain heat and moisture from exhaled air and provide humidified air for inhalation. Heat moisture exchangers are commonly used in breathing circuits and with patients who have an artificial airway like a tracheostomy.

Heat and moisture exchangers can differ in their application and compatibility. The heat and moisture exchangers available from Sunset Healthcare Solutions include affordable inline and tracheostomy heat moisture exchangers for neonatal, adult and pediatric patients.

Tracheostomy Heat Moisture Exchangers


	T-HME RES027	T-HME with O2 Port RES027OP	HME with O2 Port RES027UOP
TV Range (mL)	150-1250	150-1250	50-1000
Moisture Output (mg H2O/L)	36.4 at VT = 500 ml	32 mg/L	13.2 mg/L
Weight (g)	6.6	7.4	5
Resistance (cm H2O)	0.2 @ 30 LPM	0.2 @ 30 LPM	0.4 @ 30 LPM; 0.9 @ 60 LPM; 1.5 @ 90 LPM
Dead Space (mL)	15	7	17
Connection	15F	15F 5.5mm O2 Port	15F

Inline Heat Moisture Exchangers


	Flex HME — Foam RES027FLEX	Inline Small Volume HME with Gas Sampling Port RES027IL	Inline Large Volume HME with Gas Sampling Port RES027ILLV	Inline HME — Neonatal RES027NE
TV Range (mL)	250-1500	70-600	150-1500	5-50
Moisture Output (mg H2O/L)	30 mg/L	34.5 at VT = 250 ml 32.5 at VT = 500 ml	37.7 at VT = 250 ml 35.5 at VT = 500 ml 33.5 at VT = 1000 ml	32.8 at VT = 250 ml
Weight (g)	15.5	10	15	1.9
Resistance (cm H2O)	0.5 @ 30 LPM 1.4 @ 60 LPM	0.8 @ 30 LPM 2.1 @ 60 LPM	1.0 @ 30 LPM 2.6 @ 60 LPM	0.8 @ 15 LPM 1.7 @ 30 LPM
Dead Space (mL)	90	21	34	2.2
Connection	22F, 15F	22M/15F-15M	22M/15F-15M	15M,15F