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Respirator

US5810002A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 12, 1997
Grant dateSep 22, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M16/22
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A respirator with a breathing gas delivery unit having a variable delivery volume, with a breathing circuit having an inspiration branch and an expiration branch, and with a feed line for breathing gas. The feed line opens into the breathing circuit and is connected to a metering unit. Especially good mixing is achieved within the breathing circuit for high and low flow rates to be metered into the breathing circuit. The feed line has a branching point with a branch line, and the lines are connected to the inspiration branch and to the expiration branch such that the feeding in of breathing gas into the inspiration branch and/or into the expiration branch is made possible.

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