Breathing apparatus
US5537999A · kind A · utility
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5References
9Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M16/107
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Breathing apparatus supplies air or oxygen to a patient and comprises a hand-held housing (10), a gas inlet on the housing, a gas outlet (12) on the housing (10), and a manual/automatic switch (16) on the housing for supplying gas either to a manually operable valve (40) or to a main valve (48) which delivers gas to the outlet on a cyclic basis. A trigger (22) on the housing (10) controls the supply of gas to the outlet through the manually operable valve (40).
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