Smiths Group Plc

Giles Andrew Bishop

Eric Pagan

Stephen James Field

Timothy Bateman

Richard Hingley

Andrew James Lee

Alan Neame Simon

A face mask comprises a sealing collar () extending around the mouth with a shelf () extending under the nose supporting a gel insert () that makes sealing contact between the nostrils and a passage () through the shelf. A curved, rigid window () is a push fit in a central opening () of the collar () and has a gas inlet () attached with it so that the window can be removed or connected with the sealing collar as necessary. The collar () supported on the head by a harness () having two triangular portions () on opposite sides encircling respective ears.

Mask apparatus

The rear end of a dual lumen oocyte recovery needle is sealed in a plastics hub by means of two polyurethane seals compressed between the outside of the needle and opposite ends of a bore through the hub. The needle has an outer tube and an inner tube with a suction lumen along its length and which is deformed to provide a flushing lumen between its outside and the inside of the outer tube. A suction tube is joined to the rear end of the needle at the rear end of the hub in communication with the suction lumen. A flushing tube is joined in a side bore opening into the interior of the hub and communicating via a slot in the side of the needle with the flushing lumen.

Medico-surgical instruments

A face mask is provided in two parts. One part is an adhesive ring that is secured around the nose and mouth of the user. The other part is a transparent canopy with a gas port that is a removable clip fit with the ring. When ventilation is not required, the canopy is removed, leaving the ring in position. The canopy can be clipped back onto the ring when ventilation is required.

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Canterbury, United Kingdom

Giles Andrew Bishop