Patent ID: 7980246
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: A61M,F16L

Abstract:
1. An airway adapter structure comprising: a substantially tubular first portion comprising a wall having a proximal end, a first bore defined therein, and a protrusion having one end operatively coupled to the wall, having an open end, and having a second bore defined therethrough arranged to be axially aligned with the first bore; a longitudinally compressible member coupled to the protrusion and comprising coupling, transition, and compressible segments, the transition and compressible segments extend beyond the open end of the protrusion, and the transition segment connects the segments and includes an annular transition and a third bore defined therein in communication with the second bore, the second and third bores have same diameters; a substantially tubular second portion couplable to the proximal end of the substantially tubular first portion and comprising a fourth bore, wherein the second bore, the third bore, and the fourth bore are in fluid communication so as to define at least a portion of a gas flow path through the airway adapter; and a measuring assembly selected from at least one of a flow measuring assembly and a gas constituent monitoring assembly.