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Respiratory valve

  • US 5,746,199 A
  • Filed: 08/21/1996
  • Issued: 05/05/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A respiratory valve apparatus comprising:

  • a housing having an inner chamber, an upper access port and an opposite endotracheal tube connection port, a respirator connection port and an opposite resuscitation bag connection port, and first and second indexing slots defining first and second switching positions;

    a rotational valve assembly which rotatably fits inside said housing chamber, said assembly having an inner channel and an outwardly facing handle which locks into said indexing slots, said channel being aligned with said entry, endotracheal, and respirator ports in said first switching position, and said channel being aligned with said entry, endotracheal, and resuscitation ports in said second switching position;

    wherein a suction catheter can be inserted through said apparatus in either of said switching positions.

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