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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2018
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Joseph James Lacey, Cambridge, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/18 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/18 (2013.01); A61M 16/0003 (2014.02); A61M 16/024 (2017.08); A61M 16/202 (2014.02); A61M 16/208 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0036 (2013.01); A61M 2202/048 (2013.01); A61M 2205/10 (2013.01); A61M 2205/15 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3327 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3389 (2013.01); A61M 2205/36 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3633 (2013.01); A61M 2206/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for delivering anesthetic agent to a patient. In one embodiment, an anesthetic vaporizer includes a sump configured to hold a liquid anesthetic agent; an ultrasonic transducer coupled to a bottom of the sump and at least partially disposed within the sump; a vaporizing chamber fluidically coupled to the sump; and a heating element coupled to the vaporizing chamber and configured to increase a temperature of a surface disposed within the vaporizing chamber.