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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2019
Accutron, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Benjamin F. VanPelt, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Provided herein is a capnography fitting for use in a capnography system wherein the capnography fitting is configured to fit inhalation masks of various sizes and shapes so that viable carbon dioxide readings can be obtained from an air sample obtained from a patient's exhaled gas. The fitting includes a rigid tube having a proximal end inlet configured to receive an inhalation gas and to slidably engage a mixed gas fitting, and a distal end outlet configured to slidably engage directly to an inlet of an inhalation mask configured to cover a nose and/or mouth. The tube also includes an angled port in fluid communication with and disposed adjacent to the proximal end inlet or the distal end outlet. Methods and kits are also provided.