Patent ID: 8028697
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A ventilator chamber for use in a ventilator circuit for administering medication to a patient, the ventilator chamber comprising: a housing comprising: a one-way inhalation valve positioned to permit one-way flow from said input passageway of said input port to said interior space of said chamber, wherein said one-way inhalation valve is adapted to prevent a backflow of gas from said interior space of said chamber to said input passageway such that gases are prevented from passing from said interior space of said chamber to said input passageway through said input opening during the exhalation sequence; and a one-way exhaust valve located in said exhaust conduit, said one-way exhaust valve adapted to prevent a backflow of gas from said exhaust conduit into said output passageway.