Patent ID: 6508250
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A disposable oxygenating device for passively providing oxygenat to a breathing patient after administration of an anesthetic, the device comprising a body and a collapsible bag having non-recoiling side walls coupled thereto, the body consisting of an integral moulding from plastic material and has first coupling means being couplable to a source of oxygen, second coupling means being couplable to an endotracheal tube or laryngeal mask, a connector to which the bag is connected, an oxygen duct in fluid communication with the first coupling means having an orifice which in use delivers oxygen from the source of oxygen to inflate the bag with oxygen, the bag being of a plastic film sufficiently thin and pliable to collapse as a result of the inspiration cycle of the patient, and an outlet, the arrangement being such that, in use, during an inspiration cycle, oxygen from the bag passes through the second coupling means and, during an expiration cycle, expiration products pass through the body and are expelled through said outlet.