Patent ID: 8371290

Claim:
An apparatus for delivering anesthetic to a breathing circuit, the apparatus comprising: a fluid conveyor; a guiding member configured to guide a flow of fluid through said fluid conveyor; a control unit configured to control said guiding member; a first housing comprising a wall, the wall defining a hole therethrough configured to allow passage of fluid from an outlet of said fluid conveyor; a first member spaced apart from said first housing, the first member defining a plurality of openings for discharging fluid through the first member; a chamber defined between said first member and said wall of said first housing configured to receive fluid from said fluid conveyor; a vibrator configured to vibrate said first member to discharge fluid through said openings in said first member and towards a breathing circuit and a transmission member configured to transmit vibratory motion from said vibrator to said first member; wherein said wall of said first housing defines an aperture and a portion of said transmission member extends through said aperture and abuts said first member.