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US 6,632,194 B1Granted
Device for insufflating gas
AssigneeW.O.M. World of Medicine GmbH
InventorsGotthilf Mehner, Eckhard Schramm
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Abstract
An insufflation apparatus (2) to be connected through a hose (9) to a gas supply device (3), said hose (9) being connectable to the gas supply device (3) by a hose coupling interface including complementary connection elements (11, 12) at or in gas supply device (3) and at the hose end (9) directed towards the gas supply device, and a sterile filter element (10) being provided. The sterile filter element (10) carries connection element (12) of hose (9).
Claims15
A device for insufflating gas into a human or animal body, the device comprising:
- an insufflation apparatus;
- a gas supply device;
- a hose coupling interface;
- a hose, the insufflation apparatus being connected to said gas supply device via said hose, said hose being connectable to the gas supply device by said hose coupling interface, the hose coupling interface comprising complementary connection elements at or in said gas supply device and at a hose end directed towards the gas supply device;
- a sterile filter element carrying the connection element at said hose end, wherein the sterile filter element is firmly connected to the hose;
- a machine-readable identification element on the sterile filter, said identification element includes a different code element for each sterile filter element, each code element uniquely identifying said each individual filter.
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A system for insufflating gas into a body, the system comprising:
- an insufflation control unit including control circuitry controlling the gas, said insufflation control unit having a first hose coupling;
- a plurality of hoses, each hose having one end connectable to the body, and having another end with a second hose coupling, said first and second hose couplings being connectable to each other to pass gas from said insufflation control unit to a respective said hose, said each hose including a sterile filter element;
- a machine-readable identification element on said each hose, said identification element includes a different code element for each said hose, each code element uniquely identifying said each individual hose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.