Patent · US Expired

Universal sterile closed hose system for respiration therapy apparatus

US4360104A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
5References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 21, 1980
Grant dateNov 23, 1982
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 21, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S206/82
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sterile hose set for use in apparatus for artificial respiration and for respiration-assisting and aerosol therapies consists of a tubular container, which is totally enclosed and internally sterile and has been made in one step from plastic material by blowing with sterile air. The hose set consists of a plurality of successive hose sections, which differ in length and are smooth-surfaced or pleated and are joined in a unit. Each of said hose sections is provided at both ends with special adapters. The terminal hose sections are closed at one end and provided at the other end with a special adapter. Disconnects are provided between the hose sections and at the ends of the hose set.

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