Respiratory valve
First Claim
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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Abstract
A respiratory valve apparatus with a housing having a upper entry port and an opposite endotracheal tube connection port, along with a resuscitation bag connection port and an opposite respirator connection port. A rotational valve assembly with an inner channel fits within a chamber formed in the housing. The rotational assembly switches and indexably locks between two positions whereby the channel aligns the entry, endotracheal, and respirator ports in one position, and aligns the entry, endotracheal, and resuscitation ports in the second position. A guide fixture can be attached to the entry port to help steer the catheter through the apparatus. An elongated protective bag can be sealably attached around the catheter to prevent external contact with the catheter surfaces when it is withdrawn.
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19 Claims
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1. A respiratory valve apparatus comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A respiratory valve apparatus comprising:
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a housing having an inner chamber, a upper entry 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 valve 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; an elongated protective bag with an upper and lower end; an entry port attachment fixture removably fitting onto said catheter entry port and containing a conically shaped inner surface for guiding said catheter into said apparatus an endotracheal tube removably fitting onto said endotracheal tube connection port for guiding said catheter into the patient; wherein said lower end of said protective bag is sealably attached to said guiding fixture, and said upper end of said protective bag is sealably attached to an upper end of said catheter, thereby allowing said catheter to be inserted through said apparatus in either of said switching positions with said protective bag preventing external contact with said catheter when it is withdrawn.
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