Patent ID: 6244267
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A respirator, comprising:an inhalation line;an exhalation line;an exhalation valve connected to said exhalation line;a pressure-measuring device for measuring the airway pressure;an electrical circuit connected to said exhalation valve for controlling the phases of respiration;a control valve with a control pressure space and with a discharge port having a valve element, said discharge port being opened to the environment through said valve element, said control valve being connected to said inhalation line;a control pressure line branched off from said inhalation line, said control pressure line being connected to said control pressure space;an evacuation line; anda reversing valve connected to said evacuation line and connected to said control pressure line, said reversing valve for selectively establishing a flow connection between said control pressure space and said evacuation line and for selectively establishing a flow connection between said control pressure space and said inhalation line via said control pressure line.