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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2001
Toru Hikosaka, Ibaraki, JP;
Mamiko Mizuta, Ibaraki, JP;
Shigenori Hirano, Ibaraki, JP;
Katsuhiko Okada, Hino, JP;
Mitsuru Uchiyama, Iwakuni, JP;
Teijin Limited, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus for supplying a respiratory gas to a respiratory air way of a patient. The respiratory gas supplying apparatus includes a cylinder filled with a respiratory gas, a cart having an accommodating portion for disposing the cylinder , a shut-off valve attached to the cylinder , a flow regulating valve attached to the shut-off valve , a conduit , attached to the flow regulating valve , for directing the respiratory gas to the inlet of the respiratory airway of the patient, a coupler , integrally connected to the flow regulator , for coupling the flow regulating valve to the shut-off is valve , and a linkage for disengaging the coupler from the shut-off valve IS when the cylinder is detached from the cart