Patent ID: 7287561

Claim:
A filling system for an anesthetic evaporator, the filling system comprising: a bottle adapter for being connected to a storage container for liquid anesthetic, said bottle adapter having an adapter neck and an outlet pipe with a slot extending in a longitudinal direction of said bottle adapter; an adapter valve on said outlet pipe of said bottle adapter, said adapter valve having an actuating surface with said adapter valve being brought from a closed position into an open position via said actuating surface; a first anesthetic-specific coding on said adapter neck; a filling device for filling anesthetic at the anesthetic evaporator, said filling device having a filler neck for receiving said adapter neck; a filling valve with a valve plate in said filling device, said valve plate being brought from a closed position into an open position by said outlet pipe of said bottle adapter; a second anesthetic-specific coding on said filler neck, said second anesthetic-specific coding having a design corresponding to said first anesthetic-specific coding; and a bar extending radially from the inner wall of said filler neck, said bar engaging said slot to be caused to engage said actuating surface of said adapter valve by pressing said bottle adapter relative to said filling device.