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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Mark Ogilvie, Encinitas, CA (US);
Steve Vuong, Vista, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Ogilvie, Encinitas, CA (US);
Steve Vuong, Vista, CA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This disclosure describes systems and methods for ventilating a patient with a system that includes an accumulator for storing a gas mixture. The disclosure describes systems and methods for ventilating a patient with a system that includes an accumulator located away from the flow path that reduces or eliminates pockets or burps of an undesirable gas mixture from entering the gas flow path and reaching the patient after a gas mixture change. The disclosure also describes a novel approach for reducing or eliminating these air pockets of undesirable gas by utilizing a dip-tube.