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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Doron Lindner, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/20 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/201 (2014.02); A61M 16/20 (2013.01); A61M 16/204 (2014.02); A61M 16/0816 (2013.01); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 16/209 (2014.02);
Abstract
A relief valve assembly for use with a ventilator to selectively release pressure from within a breathing tube. The relief valve assembly can be attached and removed from the ventilator as a single unit. The relief valve assembly includes a sealing member that is movable by operating components within the ventilator to either seal or open at least one relief port contained within the relief valve assembly.