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Adapters for use with an anesthetic vaporizer

US8522839B2 · kind B2 · utility

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50References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignees

Baxter International Inc. · US
Baxter Healthcare SA · CH

Inventors

Simon Freed · Fryeburg, US
Michael R. Prisco · Aurora, US
Eric Hyman · Grafton, US
Raymond D. Clark · Oceanside, US
Alan W. Marttila · Waukegan, US
John DePiano · Burlington, US
Richard P. Meyst · Valley Center, US
Timothy B. Meluch · Grayslake, US
David Chesley · Duxbury, US
Roy T. Henderson · Escondido, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 19, 2006
Grant date	Sep 3, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 6, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M16/0816
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Adapters are provided for establishing fluid communication between an anesthetic agent container and an anesthetic vaporizer having a fluid port. The adapter may be mountable on the vaporizer to cooperate with the spout of an anesthetic agent container or may be mountable on an anesthetic agent container to cooperate with the fluid port of an anesthetic vaporizer to provide a sealing and/or retaining relationship therebetween.

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