Anesthesia circuit stand
US5577693A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/91
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An anesthesia circuit stand is able to support an anesthesia circuit fitting, when not attached to a patient or to a patient airway securement device in such a manner that anesthesia vapor and nitrous oxide is prevented from escaping into the environment of an operating room. The stand includes a base portion to which is connected a stalk element. The stalk can be substantially in the form of a cone having a proximal end with a greater diameter than a distal end. Alternatively, the stalk can be in the shape of a generally cylindrical rod. A distal end of the stalk includes a plug portion which has a diameter sufficient to engage the inner diameter of an outlet orifice of an anesthesia circuit elbow in a frictional fit.
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