Patent ID: 7481217
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: A61M,Y02C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A housing for use in an anesthesia scavenging apparatus, said apparatus comprising a vacuum source for withdrawing anesthetic gas exhaled by a patient from the ambient atmosphere, said housing comprising a tube having a length dimension, said tube being detachably attachable to said vacuum source, said tube having an outlet for attachment to said vacuum source, and a plurality of inlet openings or vents disposed along the outer surface of said length dimension, for the reception and ingress of said anesthetic gas to be withdrawn from said ambient atmosphere wherein said length dimension is extended and defines an arcuate shape, said tube comprises two closed ends, with said outlet positioned centrally between said closed ends, and said housing further comprises fasteners located at said closed ends of the tube for attaching the closed ends together to secure said tube about a patient's neck.