Patent ID: 6070574
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A device for a rescuer to resuscitate a victim, comprising:a hollow housing having an input end for inserting forced air into the housing and an output end for discharging said forced air to resuscitate the victim;a valve seat positioned in said housing between said ends, said valve seat including an opening;a valve disc having an inner side and an outer side, said disc having an air closed position to close said opening of the seat and an air open position to permit flow of said forced air from the input end to the output end, said valve disc being positioned between the valve seat and the output end of the housing;plate rigidly secured to the inside of the housing between the output end of the housing and the outer side of the valve disc, said plate have an outer edge and an inner edge, said outer edge of the plate being closer to the outer end of the housing than said inner edge; anda pair of spaced apart rods secured to the outer side of the valve disc, said inner edge of the plate being received between the rods to attach tie disc to the plate for dividing the disc into a pair of movable portions, said portions moving from a closed position to an open position in response to said forced air.