Arrangement in ventilatory treatment of the lungs
US6851426B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M16/209
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to an arrangement in ventilatory treatment of the lungs of a living creature (2) under anaesthesia, comprising valve equipment (4) devised for carrying an insufflation gas and/or an insufflation gas mixture from a unit for pulmonary ventilation (3) into the lungs and airways (2a) of the living creature and permitting expiration of gas and/or gas mixture held in the airways and gas measurement equipment (6) in the sensor unit (61, 62, 63). The said valve equipment (4) and a combination of the said sensor units (61, 62, 63) are arrayed close together. They are connected to an end section of a bundle of hoses (30) from the unit for pulmonary ventilation, and the said sensor units are located closer to the living creature (2) than the said valve equipment (4).
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