Anesthetic tank of an anesthetic dispensing unit

US7287557B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Dräger Medical AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Claus Bunke · Sereetz, DE
• Matthias Witt · Bad Schwartau, DE
• Rainer Kunz · Wulfen, DE
• Jurgen Muller · Wulfen, DE
• Sven Heyer · Wulfen, DE
• Dirk-Stefan Reichert · Lübeck, DE
• Henryk Schnaars · Wulfen, DE
• Michael Heidschmidt · Wulfen, DE
• Martin Wunderlich · Wulfen, DE
• Ralf Dittmann · Wulfen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 27, 2005
• Grant date: Oct 30, 2007
• Expiry date: Dec 8, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2205/3389
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An anesthetic tank (1) of an anesthetic dispensing unit is used especially for desflurane and has improved reliability of operation by mutually complementing level monitoring devices. The anesthetic tank (1) is equipped with a level tube (3) arranged in or on the outer wall with a connection line (6) into the interior space as well as with an optical level sensor (4). The optical axis (5) of the level sensor (4) is located at the same level as a mark (33) on the level tube (3).