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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:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
May. 07, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas C. Loescher, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hudson Respiratory Care Inc., Temecula, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/100 ;
Abstract
A valved aerosol Tee adapter assembly comprises a housing member having an upper section with a first interior passageway, a spring chamber between the first passageway and the inner wall of said upper section and a valve seat formed along the upper edge of said upper section, and a lower section having a second passageway contiguous with the first passageway, a compressible spring positioned in the chamber; and a valve reciprocally movable in the housing comprising a valve actuator slidably received in the second passageway having an upper surface for engaging the compressible spring, and a valve member secured to the valve actuator.