Aspirator and resuscitator for newborn animals
OwnerJoseph M. Magrathinventor
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Abstract
An aspirator and resuscitator for newborn animals comprising a cylindrical accordion bellows and adaptors for removing fluids from the nasal and oral passages and for delivering air to and removing air from the breathing passages. The bellows and an adaptor are connected to a central handle which is also the fluid conductor between the bellows and the adaptor. The position and arrangement of the handle provide an effective grip for the whole hand and facilitate the holding and operating of the device effectively and quickly and with safety for the animal. An arrangement is provided for assuring effective and uniform stacking or compressing of the bellows pleats and minimizing the likelihood of damage to the bellows during use.
Claims7
A readily portable device for effecting the aspiration and resuscitation of newborn animals which comprises:
- a generally cylindrical bellows of the pleated type including means for biasing it to its expanded configuration and being longitudinally compressible to discharge air therefrom,
- said bellows having a pleated cylindrical side wall and a non-perforated end wall at one end and an opposite end wall having a central opening at its other end,
- an elongated rigid tubular fitting having an open longitudinally extending passage therethrough from end to end and with one end connected to said bellows about said opening in open communication with the interior of said bellows and affording the passage of air to and from said bellows,
- a detachable adaptor having an open passage extending therethrough from end to end with one end connected to the other end of said fitting in communication with said passage in said fitting and animal connection means connected to the other end of said adaptor in communication with the passage in said adaptor having a configuration for engagement with an animal for providing open communication between said bellows and a respiratory passage of the animal, said open passages in said fitting and adaptor defining a bidirectional, substantially unobstructed flow path between said bellows and said animal connection means,
- the external configuration of said fitting providing a whole hand grip for holding the device with said adaptor attached thereto and with said animal connection means in communication with a respiratory passage of an animal while manipulating said bellows with the other hand to deliver air to or withdraw fluid from the passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.