Patent ID: 7438072

Claim:
A portable anesthetic delivery device comprising: a chassis comprising a cradle which removably receives a vaporizer; said vaporizer comprising a vaporizer input and a vaporizer outlet; a panel extending up from said chassis; said panel comprising a gas flow path, said gas flow path having gas inputs which receive carrier gases from sources of carrier gases, a manifold which combines the gases; a carrier gas outlet and a carrier gas inlet connectable to the vaporizer input and vaporizer outlet, respectively, a common gas port to which a patient cannula can be connected, and flow control devices in the gas flow path to control the flow rate of the carrier gases into the device; a support comprising a pair of arms and a member extending between an end of said arms; at least one of said panel and said support being pivotal relative to other of said panel and support; whereby, said device is selectively movable between a carrying position in which said support and said panel lie generally in a common plane and a use position in which said panel is angled relative to said support, such that said support in conjunction with said chassis maintain said panel in a generally upright position to facilitate use of the device.