Patent ID: 6612304
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A respiratory care assembly for providing a plurality of access ports to a patient's artificial airway, said assembly comprising:a manifold having a distal port configured for connecting directly to an artificial airway; a ventilation port configured for connecting to a ventilator, said ventilation port disposed so that a longitudinal axis of said ventilation port is at an angle greater than 90 degrees relative to a longitudinal axis of said distal port; a proximal port providing access through said manifold to said distal port; an adapter having an adapter component rotatably mounted on said manifold at said proximal port, said adapter component further comprising at least a first and a second access port defined therethrough; and wherein said rotatable adapter component is rotatable between first and second positions such that in said first position said first access port is in axial alignment and fluid communication with said proximal port and said second access port is out of alignment with said proximal port, and in said second position said second access port is in axial alignment and fluid communication with said proximal port and said first access port is out of alignment with said proximal port and a surgical instrument is prevented from being inserted through said first access port and into said distal port when said rotatable adapter is in said second position; and a channel defined in said rotatable adapter component between said first and second access ports such that said first and second access ports are in fluid communication with each other.