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US 7,464,710 B2Granted
Manifold assembly for a ventilator system
AssigneeNorgren Limited
InventorTom Thong Nguyen
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Abstract
A manifold assembly for a ventilator is disclosed. The manifold assembly has an oxygen inlet connector and compressed air inlet connector mounted on the front face of the manifold. A compressed air filter and an oxygen filter are mounted on the bottom side of the manifold. Two regulator mounts are integrated into the manifold and an oxygen regulator and a compressed air regulator are mounted into the two regulator mounts.
Claims14
A manifold assembly, comprising:
- a one piece manifold having a front side, a back side, a top side and a bottom side;
- an oxygen inlet fitting and a compressed air inlet fitting mounted on the front side;
- an oxygen filter and a compressed air filter mounted on the bottom side;
- an oxygen regulator and a compressed air regulator mounted into two integrated regulator mounts formed into the top and bottom sides of the manifold;
- an oxygen pathway coupling the oxygen inlet fitting to the oxygen filter, the oxygen filter to the oxygen regulator, and the oxygen regulator to an oxygen outlet opening in the back side of the manifold;
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- a compressed air pathway coupling the compressed air inlet fitting to the compressed air filter, the compressed air filter to the compressed air regulator, and the compressed air regulator to a compressed air outlet opening in the back side of the manifold.
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A method, comprising:
- mounting a compressed air inlet fitting and an oxygen inlet fitting onto a single piece manifold using two horse shoe clips;
- mounting a compressed filter and an oxygen filter onto the single piece manifold;
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- mounting an oxygen regulator and a compressed air regulator into two regulator mounts formed into the single piece manifold.
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A manifold assembly, comprising:
- a single piece manifold;
- a means for attaching an oxygen source and a compressed air source installed onto the single piece manifold;
- a means for filtering the oxygen and the compressed air mounted on the single piece manifold;
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- a means for regulating a pressure of the oxygen and the pressure of the compressed air mounted on the single piece manifold.
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