Universal respiratory device coupler
OwnerIan Alexander Sloaninventor
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Abstract
A universal respiratory adaptor for connecting medical equipment to a patient respiratory device comprises: i) a machine end comprises at least two male tapers of different diameters; ii) a patient end comprises a first female port concentric within a second female port, wherein the second female port has an outer wall which defines a male fitting, and iii) a tubular body portion interconnecting the machine end and the patient end; wherein the machine end and the body portion comprise a continuous lumen in fluid communication with the first female port.
Claims10
A universal respiratory adaptor for connecting medical equipment to a patient respiratory device comprising:
- i) a machine end comprising at least two male tapers of different diameters;
- ii) a patient end comprising a first female port defined by a first circular wall, said first female port being concentric within a second female port defined by a second circular wall, wherein said first female port is adapted in size to receive a pediatric tracheal tube connector, said second female port is adapted to receive an adult tracheal tube connector and said second female port has an outer wall which defines a male fitting adapted to fit into a female port of a facemask, and
- iii) a tubular body portion interconnecting said machine end and said patient end;
- wherein said machine end and said tubular body portion comprise a continuous lumen in fluid communication with said first female port.
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