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Inhalation devices

US3995625A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 15, 1974
Grant dateDec 7, 1976
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Expiry dateOct 15, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M16/208
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for providing a gas-air mixture to a patient in response to suction applied by the patient, comprising means defining an air inlet, a backward-facing step, an air passage for directing air past said backward-facing step, a non-return valve for controlling flow of air from said inlet to said air passage and a gas passage communicating with said air passage through at least one orifice adjacent to said backward-facing step.

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