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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Boulder, CO (US);
Inventors:
David Phillip Winter, Encinitas, CA (US);
Warren G. Sanborn, Escondido, CA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 9/02 (2006.01); A62B 7/10 (2006.01); A62B 23/02 (2006.01); A61M 16/20 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01); A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/20 (2013.01); A61M 16/0057 (2013.01); A61M 16/04 (2013.01); A61M 16/0666 (2013.01); A61M 16/0808 (2013.01); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 16/105 (2013.01); A61M 16/1065 (2014.02); A61M 16/205 (2014.02); A61M 16/206 (2014.02); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0042 (2013.01); A61M 2205/11 (2013.01); A61M 2205/273 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/36 (2013.01); A61M 2205/362 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3606 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3633 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3666 (2013.01); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exhalation value assembly that controls the pressure of exhaled gas in a ventilation system is described. The exhalation valve assembly includes a valve module, removable for cleaning or disposal, a filter module, a flow meter and a condensate trap. Additionally, a filter/trap module that introduces a filter and a condensate trap into the exhalation flow path is described.