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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2004
Norman L. Owens, Hephzibah, GA (US);
Norman L. Owens, Hephzibah, GA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A system for calibrating pulmonary function test equipment having syringe means, including a syringe having a cylindrically shaped sidewall, a proximal end with an centrally located orifice, a distal end with an output port, an interior cavity, and a plunger with a shaft slidably mounted through the orifice, a piston-type head mounted on one end of the shaft, and a handle mounted on an opposing end of the shaft; an FRC port; a rigid FRC bag connected in flow communication with the FRC port; control means having a plurality of stop mechanisms, including a first stop mechanism, a second stop mechanism structured to enable selective connection of the interior cavity in flow communication with the FRC port, and a third stop mechanism, and connection means structured to connect the syringe means to existing pulmonary function test equipment. A method of utilizing the system is also disclosed.