Expiratory scavenging method and apparatus and oxygen control system for post anesthesia care patients
US5676133A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/0238
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for preventing contamination of the Post Anesthesia Care Unit of A Hospital by the use of a mask sealed to the patient's face and connected by a ventilator circuit to an airator that pulls a vacuum to exhaust the patient's expirations to the outside atmosphere. The disclosure also includes a "oxyvent" which is a tube adapted to be attached to an oxygen tank and to a patient to provide a higher oxygen ratio to the patient and to provide forced ventilation to a patient who has difficulty ventilating.
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