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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:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Guy Gansel, San Clemente, CA (US);
Susumu Takabayashi, Oceanside, CA (US);
Assignee:
Infrasonics, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285173 ; 385175 ; 385226 ; 385247 ; 385328 ; 385903 ; 385921 ;
Abstract
A coupler having a releasable compression fitting connects a length of tubing to a ventilator fitting. The compression fitting allows the tubing to be made of economical and re-usable materials that would otherwise be difficult to attach to a ventilator fitting. The coupler may have a conical end that can be directly attached to a ventilator fitting, or it may have a barbed end over which an elastomeric endpiece is attached, which in turn can be attached to a ventilator fitting. The tubing and coupler may be sterilized and re-used.