Patent ID: 7219666

Claim:
A ventilator, excluding anaesthetizing equipment, comprising a closed breathing circuit, comprising: a housing forming an interior; a compact block; a gas supply container integrated in said block; at least one ventilator gas connection for enabling a connection with an external gas supply; at least one compressed air connection for enabling a connection with an external compressed air supply; at least one valve; a ventilating tube; at least one connection for said ventilating tube; gas pipes in the interior of said housing that connect said gas supply container with said at least one valve and said ventilator gas connection; electrical control means including control electronics for controlling said at least one valve, said control electronics comprising sensing means for sensing at least one of the parameters including pressure, flow and oxygen; wherein at least the majority of said gas pipes include rigid pipes and are integrated in said block together with said gas supply container, and wherein said at least one valve and said at least one connection for said ventilating tube and said ventilator gas connection are integrated in said block.