Universal adaptor for gas scavenging systems
US12011205B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L33/30
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An adapter for putting two incompatible medical systems in fluid communication with each other. The adapter may have a continuous outer diameter and may include two segments: a first segment composed of a rigid material and including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a continuous outer diameter and the second portion defining one or more flanges, the first segment defining a first passage therethrough; and a second segment composed of a flexible material and coupled to the first segment, including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the second segment may have an inner surface configured to surround the flanges of the second portion of the first segment, and the second portion of the second segment having a tapered inner surface, the second segment defining a second passage therethrough that is continuous with the first passage.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.