Patent ID: 6550476
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: A61M,A62B

Abstract:
A respiratory apparatus to conserve heat and moisture from the exhaled gas in combination with an aerosol generator, comprising:a first housing having an inlet conduit, and an outlet conduit for communication with a primary gas flow, said first housing partitioned into at least one chamber to provide an enclosure for an absorbent material and at least one passageway for the conveyance of an aerosol, a gas flow adjustment means for diverting the flow of said primary gas with said aerosol through said passageway or through said chamber comprising at least one valve and an opening for diverting the flow of said primary gas, a second housing having an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit for communication with said primary gas flow, a rotatable connecting means for connecting said second housing to said first housing, a gas nozzle communicating with the interior of said second housing having a gas connecting means for connecting to a pressurized gas supply, and a liquid nozzle in axial alignment with said gas nozzle separated therefrom by a diminutive space.